Predicting the severity of pediatric acute pancreatitis: are we there yet?
Predicting the severity of pediatric acute pancreatitis: are we there yet?
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预测小儿急性胰腺炎的严重程度:我们做到了吗?
DOI:
10.1097/mpg.0b013e318291ff40
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Uc,Aliye
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作者:
Uc,Aliye
Until recently, pancreatitis was considered an uncommon disease of childhood. That concept changed with the publication of a single-center study reporting an increased number of admissions for pediatric pancreatitis from 5 to 133 patients between 1993 and 1998 (1) and the subsequent publication of identical trends at other centers in the United States (2–4). The incidence of pancreatitis in children is now estimated to be around the incidence of pancreatitis in adults ($1 in 10,000). Although the pediatric acute pancreatitis is generally a selflimited condition, a subset of children develops severe pancreatic inflammation and necrosis, triggering systemic inflammatory response syndrome and multiorgan failure (mainly shock, renal failure, pulmonary insufficiency). The percentage of children who develop severe acute pancreatitis is variable in published series (6%–25%). This variation is probably the result of different etiologies, referral patterns, and expertise at various centers. Because morbidity and the mortality increase sharply in patients with severe acute pancreatitis, scoring systems have been developed to predict the severity. This enables the physicians to identify patients at risk for developing severe complications, initiate close monitoring, fluid resuscitation, and increase the level of care as early as possible. Careful selection of patients and early intervention can improve the outcome from severe acute pancreatitis.There are several scoring systems available to assess the severity of pancreatitis in adults, including Ranson, Glasgow, modified Glasgow, Bedside Index of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis, and APACHE II. Ranson criteria can be used on admission and within 48 hours to assess the prognosis as well. These scoring systems contain criteria (ie, age older than 55 years; fluid deficit> 6 L) that are not easily applicable to children. Pancreatitis scoring systems were first assessed in children with acute pancreatitis by DeBanto et al (5). They evaluated the performance of Ranson and modified Glasgow scores to predict the disease severity and compared with the criteria they have developed