Open AccessClinical significance of melatonin concentrations in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Jia Yin,
Lin Cui,
Lemei Dong,
Meng-Jun Chen,
Qiong Zhou,
Jiang Wu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i25.4066
Subject(s) - melatonin , medicine , acute pancreatitis , gastroenterology , receiver operating characteristic , morning , incidence (geometry) , pancreatitis , physics , optics
To assess the value of plasma melatonin in predicting acute pancreatitis when combined with the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHEII) and bedside index for severity in acute pancreatitis (BISAP) scoring systems.