A prospective cohort study of clinical presentation and outcomes of acute pancreatitis at tertiary care center

Vivek Pahuja; Nisha Rani; Girish Singla; Pankaj Dugg; Sarabjit Singh

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20250565

Authors

Vivek Pahuja Department of Surgery, Dr B R Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, SAS Nagar, Punjab, India https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5453-6333
Nisha Rani Civil Hospital, SAS Nagar, Punjab, India https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7909-3188
Girish Singla Department of General Surgery, Adesh Medical College and Hospital, Vill Mohri, Shahbad, Haryana, India
Pankaj Dugg Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Sarabjit Singh Department of General Surgery, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Punjab, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20250565

Keywords:

Acute pancreatitis, Multi organ failure, Mortality, Pancreas, Pancreatic necrosis

Abstract

Background: Acute pancreatitis present with varied symptoms and etiologies and had variety of outcomes based on severity. The study was conducted to see the clinical presentation and outcomes of acute pancreatitis at tertiary care center.

Methods: The study was carried out on 47 patients of acute pancreatitis. The clinical presentations and outcomes were noted. The severity is assessed by modified computed tomography severity index (MCTSI). Statistical analysis was done on Microsoft Excel version 21. P value<0.05 is considered significant.

Results: The mean age of patients was 36.94±10.63 years with male to female ratio of 2.6:1. Alcohol was the common etiological factor seen in 59.57% (n=28). MCTSI score was significant in detecting necrosis (p=0.00001) and predicting mortality (p value=0.000048).

Conclusions: Severe acute pancreatitis has high mortality. MCTSI is good prognostic factor for assessing morbidity and mortality.

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Nisha Rani, Civil Hospital, SAS Nagar, Punjab, India

Specialist Medical Officer

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