Open AccessAbdominal free fluid in acute pancreatitis predicts necrotizing pancreatitis and organ failure
Author(s) -
E.S. Yang,
Nghia Nguyen,
Wilson Kwong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.886
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1792-7463
pISSN - 1108-7471
DOI - 10.20524/aog.2021.0666
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatitis , acute pancreatitis , odds ratio , intensive care unit , confidence interval , gastroenterology , logistic regression
Abdominal free fluid is frequently encountered on cross-sectional imaging for acute pancreatitis and may be a sign of increased severity and complications. This study examines the ability of free fluid to predict necrotizing pancreatitis and other adverse outcomes.