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Abstract

ABSTRACT:BACKGROUND:Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. Pancreatitis can appear in its acute form, that is,                       it appears suddenly and lasts a few days. Some people may develop chronic pancreatitis, which lasts for many years. Mild cases of pancreatitis get better with treatment, but severe cases can cause                 life-threatening complications.OBJECTIVE:To assess the modified Baltazar score Computed tomography severity index of acute pancreatitisPATIENTS AND METHOD: A cross sectional analytic study was performed at Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital in Department of Radiology in the period from 1st of January 2021 to the end of November 2021. The current study involved 50 patients (male and female), age ranging (18-70 years) referred from emergency and outpatients. RESULTS:Significantly found that survival rate decreased with severity, indicated higher mortality rates in severe cases and that Computed tomography severity index significantly correlated with outcome of patients, Computed tomography severity index score was good predictor for longer duration of hospitalization with high sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of 85.7%, 93.1% and 89.4%, respectively with high positive predictive value of 92.5% and negative predictive value of 86.7%.CONCLUSION: Modified CTSI is an excellent predictor of outcome of acute pancreatitis with high sensitivity, specificity and accuracy rates with high PPV and NPV  

DOI

10.52573/ipmj.2024.182813

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