Aims: To investigate whether the clinical and biochemical profiles and the grade of severity of the acute pancreatitis are dependent on their origin. Methods: METHOD SThis was a retrospective observational and comperative study of a total of 70 patients with AP, 48 males (68.8%) and 22 female (31.4%), with a mean age of 54.5 ± 16.4 y/old, who were admitted to our clinic

between Jannuary AZD5363 1, of 2009 to December 31, 2011. Multiple factor scoring system (Ranson’s criteria and APACHE II classification system) and individual risk factors determined with blood biochemical data, such as white cell, amylasemia, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatininemia, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and www.selleckchem.com/products/ABT-888.html fasting blood sugar obtained at the time of admission were used for estimating the clinical-biochemical profiles and severity of disease. Means, standart deviations and percentage were reported for various biochemical markers. The comparison between two groups of the patients (gallstone and alcoholic AP) were done using student’s T-test and Chi-square test (Cl 95%) with

statistical significance if p < 0.05. Results: RESULTS: AP was associated with gallstone disease in 24/70 (34.3%), due to alcoholic abuse in 34/70 (48.6) and with other risk factors in 12/70 (17.1%). There were no differences in BUN and creatinine between the patients with 上海皓元医药股份有限公司 gallstone and alcoholic AP (40.8 ± 18.6 vs 35.2 ± 5.85 and 1.08 ± 0.52 vs 0.95 ± 0.1). Although without statistically significant difference the M ± SD value of Ranson criteria and AST levels were higher among patients with gallstone AP than those with alcoholic AP (2.47 vs 2.3 and 108.5 ± 73 vs 79.68 ± 46.3), whereat that the M ± SD value of

fasting blood sugar was higher in the patients with alcoholic AP (169.5 ± 121.1 vs 134 ± 45.6). The APACHE II grade classification system, white cells and amylasemia were increased significantly more among patients with gallstone AP (p < 0.0026, p < 0.05 and p < 0.003 respectively). Conclusion: CONCLUSION: Gallstone AP were positively associated with severity of disease. Use of individual risk markers of pancreatic injury and inflammatory response, in combination with multiple factor scoring system can be useful in distinguished gallstone from alcoholic AP. White cells number and serum amylasemia are the most discriminant test between gallstone and alcoholic AP. Key Word(s): 1. acute pancreatitis; 2. severity of AP; 3. risk markers of PA; 4. Gallstone AP; Presenting Author: BASHKIM RESULI Additional Authors: ANILA KRISTO, JOVAN BASHO, ADRIANA BABAMETO, JONILA CELA, ELA PETRELA, KLERIDA SHEHU, IRGEN TAFAJ Corresponding Author: ANILA KRISTO Objective: INTRODUCTION: The clinical spectrum of acute pancreatitis (AP) depends greatly on whether or not pancreatic necrosis is present and to what extent.