Use of Modified Balthazar Grades for the Early Prediction of Acute Pancreatitis Severity in the Emergency Department

Use of Modified Balthazar Grades for the Early Prediction of Acute Pancreatitis Severity in the Emergency Department

To develop a new approach based on Balthazar grades of acute pancreatitis (AP) and to assess this modified method as a tool for the early prediction of AP severity in the emergency department (ED). Data pertaining to AP patients ≥18 years old that had undergone computed tomography (CT) scanning with...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of general medicine 2022-01, Vol.15, p.1111-1119
Hauptverfasser: Cheng, Tao, Han, Tian-Yong, Liu, Bo-Fu, Pan, Pan, Lai, Qiang, Yu, Haifang, Cao, Yu
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
acute pancreatitis
Analysis
balthazar grade
Calibration
Classification
Clinical outcomes
CT imaging
Emergency service
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Information systems
Laboratories
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Methods
Mortality
Original Research
Pancreatitis
Patients
Physiology
revised atlanta classification
severity
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Zusammenfassung:To develop a new approach based on Balthazar grades of acute pancreatitis (AP) and to assess this modified method as a tool for the early prediction of AP severity in the emergency department (ED). Data pertaining to AP patients ≥18 years old that had undergone computed tomography (CT) scanning within 24 h following ED admission between January 1, 2017 and September 30, 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were separated into two groups based on the length of time between the onset of their AP symptoms and the completion of CT scanning (Group 1:
ISSN:1178-7074
1178-7074
DOI:10.2147/IJGM.S350383