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Background: Acute pancreatitis is the most terrible of all the calamities that occur in connection with the abdominal viscera. Prediction of severity is an essential step in the management of acute pancreatitis. 50% of mortality can be reduced to 8% by its early recognition. PANC-3 score is widely available test that can be performed quickly, easy to measure with high accuracy in predicting acute pancreatitis.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the department of general surgery, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital over 50 patients admitted with acute pancreatitis. After making the clinical diagnosis, PANC -3 score, modified ATLANTA score, APACHE II were done. CRP and CTSI (computed tomography sensitivity index) were calculated and correlated.Results: Mean age was 44.74 years and most common cause was biliary tract pathology. Mortality observed in 5 patients, 11 patients had severe disease. Sensitivity of PANC- 3 was 81.82%, specificity -92.31% with 75% PPV and 94.7% NPV.Conclusions: PANC-3 can be used to predict the severity of pancreatitis as efficiently as Modified ATLANTA classification/APACHE II. It uses only three criteria which are easily done, and available in the basic health care setup. Its interpretation does not need expertise and can be applied at the time of admission which is an advantage when compared to classical scoring systems.
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RACIONAL: A pancreatite aguda é doença de grande importância na prática clínica, definida como inflamação do pâncreas podendo levar ao envolvimento de tecidos locais ou acometimento de outros órgãos de forma sistêmica, necessitando nesses casos de cuidados em terapia intensiva. OBJETIVO: Analisar o sistema simplificado de estratificação de PANC 3, correlacionando-o com o escore de Ranson para definição prognóstica de casos de pancreatite aguda. MÉTODO: Foi realizado um estudo observacional, prospectivo em que foram avaliados 65 pacientes que foram diagnosticados com quadro de pancreatite aguda. RESULTADOS: Obteve para o PANC 3 sensibilidade de 31,25%; especificidade de 100%; valor preditivo positivo de 100%; valor preditivo negativo de 81,66% e acurácia de 83,07%. CONCLUSÕES: Os critérios de PANC 3 têm sua validade na definição de gravidade e prognóstico da pancreatite aguda, não como método substituto, mas como método a ser associado aos critérios de Ranson, principalmente pela sua alta acurácia, valor preditivo positivo e especificidade.
BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis is a disease of great importance in clinical practice, defined as an inflammatory process of the pancreas that may involve local tissues or affect other organs in a systemic manner, requiring, in such cases, an intensive care. AIM: To analyze the simplified stratification system of the PANC 3 score, correlating it with the Ranson score, for the prognostic definition of cases of acute pancreatitis. METHOD: Was conducted a prospective, observational study in which were evaluated 65 patients who were diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. RESULTS: PANC 3 showed sensitivity, 31.25%; specificity,100%; positive predictive value, 100%; negative predictive value, 81.66% and accuracy, 83.07%. CONCLUSIONS: The PANC 3 criteria are applicable to define the severity and the prognosis of acute pancreatitis, and are not a substitute method, but rather a method to be associated with the Ranson criteria, mainly due to its high accuracy, positive predictive value and specificity.