Evaluate the Role of Various Early Predictors and Computed Tomography in Assessing the Severity of Acute Pancreatitis
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Acute pancreatitis is a common and the most unpredictable of abdominal emergencies. Materials and Methods: The present study “to evaluate the role of various early predictors and computed tomography in assessing the severity of acute pancreatitis” was conducted in the Postgraduate Department of General Surgery, Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Jammu. 40 patients were included in the study irrespective of age and sex of the patients. A full consent for the study was obtained from each patient separately after explaining completely about the study. Conclusion: The early assessment of severity of acute pancreatitis is important and crucial to identify the patients who are at risk of developing life-threatening complications and to decrease the mortality in acute pancreatitis by providing intensive treatment to those who are likely to have severe disease.
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Jharna Verma, Kuldeep Singh Mehta, Neeraj Koul, Rohit Gupta, Avinash Kaul, Bikramjit Singh
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