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ISSN - Electrónico: 2661-6947 / DOI: 10.36015 • LILACS BIREME (19784); LATINDEX (20666)
INTRODUCTION. Acute pancreatitis is a pathology that carries important morbidity, the adequate stratification determines its timely management. OBJECTIVE. Compare the Panc3 scale with Apache II as a predictor of severity in patients with acute pancreatitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS. An observational analytical study was conducted, with universe and known sample of 148 patients with acute pancreatitis
treated at the Carlos Andrade Marín Specialities Hospital between august 2018 and june 2019. The inclusion criteria were: young adult patients, over 18 years old with acute pancreatitis, as exclusion criteria: patients with chronic pancreatitis history. Data was obtained with bivariate association measures and analysis with Chi square hypothesis tests, a confidence level of 95,0% and with a p less than 0,05, and with error of 5,0%. RESULTS. The Apache II and Panc3 scales showed statistically significant results in predicting severity of acute pancreatitis, there was no significant association between severity and risk factors or background studied. DISCUSSION. The association of scales with severity was similar to available studies. CONCLUSIONS. The Panc3 scale was as effective as the Apache II scale in predicting severity in patients with acute pancreatitis, there was no association between risk factors, the background studied and severity, and the Apache II scale was useful in predicting severity.
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