Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-21-2020

Publication Title

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume

26

Issue

4

First page number:

216

Last page number:

221

Abstract

Background/Aim: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a commonly encountered emergency where early identification of complicated cases is important. Inflammatory markers like lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR) and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) are simple and readily available markers. In this study, we evaluated the utility of these markers in the early identification of patients with complicated AP. Patients and Methods: All patients with a diagnosis of AP admitted to the University Medical Center in Las Vegas/Nevada between August 2015 and September 2018 were identified using ICD-10 codes. Medical records were reviewed retrospectively. Epidemiological measures and their associated confidence intervals were calculated using MedCalc (v. 18). Results: The LMR showed a significant difference between groups, with the non-complicated cases consistently higher than the complicated cases but without significant temporal differences. The NLR showed a significant difference with a significant temporal relation. Using the bound of the 95% confidence interval separating the two groups, LMR... (See full abstract in article).

Keywords

Acute complicated pancreatitis; Lymphocytes to monocyte ratio; Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio

Disciplines

Clinical Trials | Gastroenterology

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Language

English

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