ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effect of interventional therapy for acute severe pancreatitis.Methods A total of 70 patients with acute severe pancreatitis were randomly divided into Control(common medication) and Interventional Therapy groups(common medication plus interventional therapy) with 35 cases in each.The curative effect was compared between the two groups.Results Compared with the Control Group,the patients in the Interventional Therapy Group had a significantly lower mortality [25.7%(9/35) vs 5.7%(2/35);?2=5.285,P=0.022],lower incidence of ARDS [37.1%(13/35) vs 14.3%(5/35);?2=4.786,P=0.029],decreased incidence of pancreatic encephalopathy[34.3%(12/35) vs 11.4%(4/35);?2=5.185,P=0.023],shorter recovery time of serum amylase[(7.6?2.1) d vs(3.4?1.5) d;t=-9.628,P=0.000],and shorter hospital stay[(34.0?6.4) d vs.(23.5?8.9) d;t=-5.667,P=0.000].In the Interventional Group,the symptoms and signs disappeared at(10.0?2.4)d after the treatment,which was significantly earlier than that in the Control Group(18.0?2.6)d(t=-13.376,P=0.000).Conclusions Interventional therapy can effectively control acute severe pancreatitis and shorten the course of the disease.