Interleukin 8 and hepatocyte growth factor in predicting development of severe acute pancreatitis

Interleukin 8 and hepatocyte growth factor in predicting development of severe acute pancreatitis

Objectives: We aimed to study if interleukin (IL) 8 and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) predict development of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) among patients without organ dysfunction (OD) at presentation, and if they discriminate transient OD from persistent OD among patients presenting with OD. Met...

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Main Authors: Anne K. Penttilä, Outi Lindström, Johanna Hästbacka, Krista Kuuliala, Harri Mustonen, Pauli Puolakkainen, Antti Kuuliala, Marko Salmi, Mari Hämäläinen, Eeva Moilanen, Heikki Repo, Leena Kylänpää
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Cogent Medicine
Subjects:
acute pancreatitis
cytokines
inflammation
hepatocyte growth factor
interleukin 8
organ dysfunction
severity prediction
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2017.1396634

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