Utility of the PANC 3 score as a predictor of severity in patients with acute pancreatitis

• Autores: Abanto Lou, Patricia, Vásquez Tirado, Gustavo A.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
• Repositorio: Revista de Gastroenterología del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.revistagastroperu.com:article/1240
• Enlace del recurso: http://www.revistagastroperu.com/index.php/rgp/article/view/1240
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Pancreatitis; Severity of illness index; Pleural effusion; Índice de severidad de la enfermedad; Derrame pleural

Objective: To demonstrate that the PANC 3 score is useful as a predictor of severity in patients with acute pancreatitis. Materials and methods: Retrospective, observational study of diagnostic test type carried out in the Gastroenterology service in the Hospital Regional Docente de Trujillo which included a total of 160 patients with acute pancreatitis. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of the PANC 3 score were calculated. Results: The PANC 3 score showed a sensitivity of 73.08%, a specificity of 100%, a positive predictive value of 100% and a negative predictive value of 95.04%. Pleural effusion proved to be the best parameter predicting severity in patients with acute pancreatitis, with a sensitivity of 88.46% and a specificity of 89.55%. The male genre is associated with severe acute pancreatitis. Conclusions: The PANC 3 score can be used as a predictor of severity in patients with acute pancreatitis.