Does the Automatic Measurement of Interleukin 6 Allow for Prediction of Complications during the First 48 h of Acute Pancreatitis?

Does the Automatic Measurement of Interleukin 6 Allow for Prediction of Complications during the First 48 h of Acute Pancreatitis?

Acute pancreatitis (AP) in most patients takes a course of self-limiting local inflammation. However, up to 20% of patients develop severe AP (SAP), associated with systemic inflammation and/or pancreatic necrosis. Early prediction of SAP allows for the appropriate intensive treatment of severe case...

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Main Authors: Witold Kolber, Paulina Dumnicka, Małgorzata Maraj, Beata Kuśnierz-Cabala, Piotr Ceranowicz, Michał Pędziwiatr, Barbara Maziarz, Małgorzata Mazur-Laskowska, Marek Kuźniewski, Mateusz Sporek, Jerzy Walocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
interleukin 6
acute pancreatitis
severity
prediction of acute pancreatitis
organ failure
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/6/1820

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