Pancreatic Disorders & Therapy
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Muzafar Rashid Shawl

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• Research Article
  Does Elevated Serum Levels of Procalcitonin Potentially Correlate with Severity of Acute Pancreatitis: A Prospective Study
  Author(s): Irfan A Shera, Muzafar Rashid Shawl, Suneel Chakravarty, Vivek Raj and Ashwini K Setya Irfan A Shera, Muzafar Rashid Shawl, Suneel Chakravarty, Vivek Raj and Ashwini K Setya
  
  Objective: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is not consistent in terms of its clinical presentation and severity. Various biochemical parameters, computerized tomography and certain scoring systems are used for this purpose and to determine the need for intensive care. Methods: In this study patients of AP, who presented with the onset of symptoms by or before 48 hours were included. Blood samples were collected for the estimation of procalcitonin (PCT) on day of admission. Chemiluminescent immunoassay (Elecsy Brahms PCT Roche Diagnostic) was used for measuring serum PCT concentration. In this study Revised Atlanta classification was used as the gold standard to stratify severity of acute pancreatitis. Results: Of the 115 patients of AP, 58.3% were male; mean age of presentation was 47 (ranged 18-90) years, 14.8% had severe pancr.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7092.1000194

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