Relationship of the serum procalcitonin level with the severity of acute pancreatitis.

作者信息

Sato Nobuhiro, Endo Shigeatsu, Kasai Takeshi, Inoue Yoshihiro, Fujino Yasuhisa, Onodera Makoto, Imai Satoko, Takahashi Gaku, Miyata Michiko, Kitamura Michihiko, Wakabayashi Go

机构信息

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020- 8505, Japan.

出版信息

Res Commun Mol Pathol Pharmacol. 2004;115-116:243-9.

PMID:17564321

Abstract

The procalcitonin (PCT) level in the blood was determined in cases of acute pancreatitis. The PCT level was found to show a significant correlation with the severity of acute pancreatitis. Furthermore, the PCT level was significantly higher in the cases which developed MODS than in those which did not. The PCT level was significantly higher in the patients who eventually died than in those who survived. A significant correlation was observed between the serum PCT level and the serum tumor necrosis factor alpha level. Thus, PCT level was found to be a reliable indicator of the severity of acute pancreatitis.

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