Pleuropulmonary pathologies in the early phase of acute pancreatitis correlate with disease severity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory failure worsens the outcome of acute pancreatitis (AP) and underlying factors might be early detectable.

Aims

To evaluate the prevalence and prognostic relevance of early pleuropulmonary pathologies and pre-existing chronic lung diseases (CLD) in AP patients.

Methods

Multicentre retrospective cohort study. Caudal sections of the thorax derived from abdominal contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) performed in the early phase of AP were assessed. Independent predictors of severe AP were identified by binary logistic regression analysis. A one-year survival analysis using Kaplan-Meier curves and log rank test was performed.

Results

358 patients were analysed, finding pleuropulmonary pathologies in 81%. CECTs were performed with a medi

SUBMITTER: Luiken I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8820650 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature