Utilidad del índice proteína C reactiva/albumina como predictor de mortalidad en pancreatitis aguda

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease that occurs in the pancreas, being able to predict its mortality is very useful and can be achieved based on inflammatory markers. Objective: To establish the association between the C-reactive protein / albumin index (CAI) as a predictor of mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis. Method: Study of cases and controls where 60 medical records (20 cases and 40 controls) of patients treated in the emergency department of the Hospital Regional Docente de Trujillo during the 2014-2019 period were reviewed. The Odds Ratio (OR) for bivariate analysis was calculated. Results: the CAI greater than 16.28 was presented in 65% of deceased patients and in 25% of non-deceased patients (OR: 5.57, 95% CI: 1.74-17.86). Conclusion: The C-reactive protein / albumin index high could increase mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis.