Early nonenhanced abdominal computed tomography can predict mortality in severe acute pancreatitis

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 928-933

  Spitzer, Austin L ^a,b   Thoeni, Ruedi F ^a   Barcia, Anthony M ^a   Schell, Michael T ^a   Harris, Hobart W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California San Francisco ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Balthazar; Computed tomography; Lexipafant; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; LEUCINE; LEXIPAFANT; PLACEBO; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE DISEASE; APACHE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; APACHE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; LEUCINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PLACEBOS; PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24044493926     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2005.04.012     Document Type: Article

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