Keywords:
Abdomen, Pancreas, Biliary Tract / Gallbladder, CT, CT-High Resolution, Digital radiography, Complications, Diagnostic procedure, Statistics, Inflammation, Acute, Epidemiology
Authors:
M. Stasiulewicz1, A. M. Matlak2, K. Ludwik2, K. Mendrala2, R. Bablok2, J. Pilch-Kowalczyk2, M. KORZEKWA2, J. Baron2; 1Ciechocinek/PL, 2Katowice/PL
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/C-2111
Methods and Materials
Inclusion criteria was CT image description containing radiological analysis in each of the 4 scales: Balthazar,
CTSI,
EPIC and Mortele,
taken after 72 hours from the diagnosis.
Cases of 130 patients with a single episode of the non-alcoholic pancreatitis in time of 1st January 2010 to 31th November 2012,
were analyzed.
25 patients didn’t meet the inclusion criteria.
105 patients were included in the statistical analysis (45 males and 60 females,
aged 24-84,
average age: 57.5),
who were mostly (78 patients) diagnosed with biliary pancreatitis.
To evaluate the relationship between gender and severity rate of acute pancreatitis,
a separate Wald-Wolfowitz Test for nonparametric variables was performed,
for each scale (Balthazar,
CTSI,
Mortele and EPIC).
Number of points received in each scale indicated rate of severity of acute pancreatitis.
Gender was a grouping variable.
For CTSI and modified-CTSI (Mortele) scales patients additionally were divided according to severity rate (1=mild,
2=medium,
3=severe).
Program Statistica v10.
was used for calculations.