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Volume 4 Issue 5 (September - October, 2016)

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Assessment of cases of Glasgow score and CT severity score in patients with acute pancreatitis
Amrendra Kumar Singh, Vinay Shukla

Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is defined as an inflammatory process of the pancreas. The present study was conducted to assess utility of modified Glasgow score and CT severity score, Balthazar score in acute pancreatitis. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 40 patients of acute pancreatitis. Patient outcome was assessed in terms of mortality and morbidity. Morbidity including: ICU requirement, prolonged hospital stay (more than 30 days.) and patients need for surgical intervention. Results: Out of 40 patients, males were 25 and females were 15. There was non- significant difference in serum albumin, PO2, Serum calcium, RBS, LDH and BUN in males and females (P> 0.05). Significant correlation between the mortality rate and patients who had mean CT grading of more than 3.60. Significant correlation was observed between the presence of necrosis (3.60) and mortality. There was no correlation of Glasgow total score with mortality rate (P> 0.05). Conclusion: Authors concluded that CECT is an excellent imaging modality in diagnosing acute pancreatitis and predicting outcomes such as mortality, ICU stay and prolonged stay of >30 days. Key words: Acute pancreatitis, Balthazar score, Glasgow score Corresponding author: Dr. Vinay Shukla, Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur Rd, Anwarpur, Uttar Pradesh, India This article may be cited as: Singh AK, Shukla V. Assessment of cases of Glasgow score and CT severity score in patients with acute pancreatitis. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(5):175-177.

 
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