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Mortality Predictors Of Patients Suffering Of Acute Pancreatitis And Development Of Intraabdominal Hypertension, Maja Stojanovic, Petar Svorcan, Aleksandar Karamarkovic, Nebojsa Ladjevic, Radmilo Jankovic, Predrag Stevanovic
Mortality Predictors Of Patients Suffering Of Acute Pancreatitis And Development Of Intraabdominal Hypertension, Maja Stojanovic, Petar Svorcan, Aleksandar Karamarkovic, Nebojsa Ladjevic, Radmilo Jankovic, Predrag Stevanovic
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: Intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) occurs frequently in patients with acute pancreatitis and adds to their morbidity and mortality. The main aim of the study was to identify the determination of the predictive factors connected to IAH that influence the evolution of acute pancreatitis. Materials and methods: The prospective cohort study was conducted on 100 patients who had acute pancreatitis. According to obtained intraabdominal pressure (IAP) values, the patients were divided into two groups: one group (n = 40) with normal IAP values and the other (IAH group, n = 60) with increased IAP values. Deceased patients were specially analyzed within …