The effect of procalcitonin and immature granulocyte ratio in predicting the development of acute necrotizing pancreatitis: evidence from 582 cases

• Published in: European review for medical and pharmacological sciences Vol. 26; no. 20; p. 7514
• Main Authors: Ugurlu, E T, Yurekli, U F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.10.2022
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Biomarkers; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Granulocytes - chemistry; Humans; Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing - diagnosis; Procalcitonin

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one of the diseases that surgical clinics deal with the most. While mortality rates are approximately 1% in all cases, this rate may increase to 15% in pancreatic necrosis cases. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment are very important in necrotizing pancreatitis. Our a...