Clinical Value of Severity Markers in Acute Pancreatitis

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of surgery Vol. 94; no. 2; pp. 118 - 123
• Main Authors: Lempinen, M., Puolakkainen, P., Kemppainen, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2005
• Subjects: Acute Disease; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Calcitonin - blood; Cytokines - analysis; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Oligopeptides - urine; Pancreatitis - diagnosis; Peptides - blood; Protein Precursors - blood; Proteins - analysis; Trypsin - blood; Trypsinogen - blood; disease severity; severity markers; Acute pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis is a common digestive disease of which the severity may vary from mild, edematous to severe, necrotizing disease. An improved outcome in the severe form of the disease is based on early identification of disease severity and subsequent focused management of these high-risk patient...