Computed tomography severity index and C-reactive protein values predicting mortality in emergency and intensive care units for patients with severe acute pancreatitis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-34

  Mäkelä, Jyrki T ^a   Eila, Heinonen ^a   Kiviniemi, Heikki ^a   Laurila, Jouko ^a   Laitinen, Seppo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Computed tomography severity index; Emergency unit; Intensive care unit; Mortality; Risk factors; Severe acute pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34249914754     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.089     Document Type: Article

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