Basic Research
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2005; 11(46): 7261-7265
Published online Dec 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i46.7261
Table 1 Clinical and outcome data in 50 patients with acute pancreatitis
Number of patientsPercentage
Male/female25/25
Age, yr, mean (SD)62.5 (16.5)
Etiology
Gallstones3060
Idiopathic1224
Alcohol36
Post-ERCP36
Hypertriglyceridemia24
Severity
Severe1530
Mild3570
Complications
Local1224
Systemic1734
Death510
Table 2 Etiology in 22 controls with non-pancreatic acute abdomen
EtiologyNumber of patientsPercentage
Acute cholecystitis522.7
Acute appendicitis313.6
Coliky pain313.6
Intestinal obstruction29.1
Active Crohn’s disease29.1
Acute cholangitis14.5
Perforated peptic ulcer14.5
Gastric carcinoma14.5
Epiploic appendicitis14.5
Abdominal abscess14.5
Bleeding peptic ulcer14.5
Mesenteric lymphadenitis14.5
Table 3 Diagnostic accuracy of cut-off values of CAPAP in serum and urine and urinary TAP to distinguish severe acute pancreatitis from the mild form of the disease
Proenzyme, cut-off valuewithin 24 h of admissionPre-testprobability%Sensitivity%Specificity%PPV%NPV%PositivelikelihoodratioPost-testprobability%
Amylase serum, >330 U/L69.47486.492.559.35.492.4
Lipase serum, >180 U/L69.48485.793.4725.8793
CAPAP serum, >1.53 nmol/L69.48590.995.2749.395
CAPAP urine, >2.32 nmol/L69.466.795.596.956.714.697
TAP urine, >10.01 nmol/L69.468.84073.334.71.1371.9
Trypsinogen-2 urine, positive69.46886.491.954.3591.9