Cho JH, Kim TN, Chung HH, Kim KH. Comparison of scoring systems in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(8): 2387-2394 [PMID: 25741146 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2387]
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Tae Nyeun Kim, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 317-1, Daemyung 5-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu 705-717, South Korea. tnkim@yu.ac.kr
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2015; 21(8): 2387-2394 Published online Feb 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2387
Table 1 Characteristics of patients with severe acute pancreatitis n (%)
Mild to moderately severe AP (n = 140)
Severe AP(n = 21)
P value
Age, yr
62.2 ± 16.5
63.4 ± 13.1
0.968
Male
84 (60.0)
18 (85.7)
0.023
BMI (kg/m2)
23.4 ± 4.4
23.9 ± 4.1
0.607
Hospital visit from symptom onset (d)
5.7 ± 12.8
3.3 ± 6.9
0.388
Etiology
Biliary
78 (55.7)
9 (42.8)
0.270
Alcoholic
26 (18.6)
10 (47.6)
0.030
Idiopathic
33 (23.6)
1 (4.8)
0.130
Others
3 (2.1)
1 (4.8)
0.472
Laboratory finding (initial)
Hematocrit (%)
39.1 ± 6.2
40.3 ± 7.4
0.422
Amylase (IU/L)
1687.9 ± 1415.4
1668.2 ± 1668.8
0.954
Lipase (IU/L)
1949.7 ± 1951.3
2108.2 ± 2750.3
0.744
AST (IU/L)
203.2 ± 240.4
362.6 ± 618.4
0.256
ALT (IU/L)
155.6 ± 182.1
184.7 ± 275.9
0.645
BUN (mg/dL)
14.5 ± 8.6
31.2 ± 32.9
0.031
Creatinine (mg/dL)
1.0 ± 0.5
2.2 ± 1.6
0.003
CRPi (mg/dL)
4.4 ± 6.8
6.9 ± 10.4
0.259
CRP24 (mg/dL)
9.0 ± 7.9
17.4 ± 12.7
0.026
Peripancreatic fluid collection
46 (32.9)
10 (47.6)
0.158
Duration of NPO (d)
4.3 ± 2.2
6.9 ± 5.1
0.038
Hospital stay (d)
8.4 ± 4.8
11.7 ± 6.2
0.008
Scoring systems
Ranson
2.7 ± 1.4
3.7 ± 1.4
0.005
BISAP
1.0 ± 0.8
1.9 ± 0.9
< 0.001
APACHE-II
6.5 ± 3.5
10.8 ± 4.8
< 0.001
CTSI
2.2 ± 1.4
3.5 ± 2.2
< 0.001
Mortality
1 (0.7)
2 (9.5)
0.005
Table 2 Correlation analysis of various scoring systems
Ranson
BISAP
APACHE-II
CTSI
CRPi
CRP24
Ranson
r
1
0.58
0.60
-0.03
0.28
0.22
P-value
< 0.001
< 0.001
0.693
0.001
0.045
BISAP
r
1
0.54
-0.05
0.33
0.28
P-value
< 0.001
0.498
< 0.001
0.009
APACHE-II
r
1
-0.01
0.32
0.37
P-value
0.905
< 0.001
< 0.001
CTSI
r
1
0.07
0.44
P-value
0.427
< 0.001
CRPi
r
1
0.59
P-value
< 0.001
CRP24
r
1
P-value
Table 3 Incidence of severe acute pancreatitis stratified according to bedside index for severity in acute pancreatitis, Ranson, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation-II, computed tomography severity index, and C-reactive protein with corresponding odds ratio n (%)
Patients
Severe AP
Ranson
< 2
65 (40.4)
3 (4.6)
≥ 3
96 (59.6)
18 (18.8)
OR (95%CI)
4.8 (1.3-16.9)
BISAP
< 1
109 (67.7)
8 (7.3)
≥ 2
52 (22.3)
13 (25.0)
OR (95%CI)
4.2 (1.6-10.9)
APACHE-II
< 7
65 (40.4)
4 (6.2)
≥ 8
96 (59.6)
17 (17.7)
OR (95%CI)
8.2 (2.6-25.6)
CTSI
< 2
101 (62.7)
7 (6.9)
≥ 3
60 (37.3)
14 (23.3)
OR(95%CI)
4.1 (1.5-10.8)
CRP24
< 21.4
72 (85.7)
6 (8.3)
≥ 21.4
12 (14.3)
8 (66.7)
OR (95%CI)
22.0 (5.1-95.0)
Table 4 Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of different scoring systems in prediction of severe acute pancreatitis
Sensitivity (95%CI)
Specificity (95%CI)
PPV (95%CI)
NPV (95%CI)
Ranson
85.7 (63.7-97.0)
44.3 (35.9-52.9)
18.8 (11.5-28.0)
95.3 (87.1-99.0)
BISAP
61.9 (38.4-81.9)
72.1 (63.9-79.4)
25.0 (14.0-38.9)
92.7 (86.0-96.8)
APACHE-II
81.0 (58.1-94.6)
65.7 (57.2-73.5)
26.2 (16.0-38.5)
95.8 (89.7-98.9)
CTSI
66.7 (43.0-85.4)
67.1 (58.7-74.8)
23.3 (13.4-36.0)
93.1 (86.2-97.2)
CRP24
53.3 (26.6-78.7)
94.3 (86.0-98.4)
66.7 (34.9-90.1)
90.4 (81.2-96.1)
Citation: Cho JH, Kim TN, Chung HH, Kim KH. Comparison of scoring systems in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(8): 2387-2394