Relationship between salusin beta levels and the severity of acute pancreatitis in patients

Background:This study aimed to evaluate the significance of serum salusin beta (SAL-beta) levels in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) in patients diagnosed with this condition and to assess its relationship with disease and prognosis. Methods:Sixty-four patients between 18 and 100 years of age diagnosed with AP, were included in the study. Patients were categorized into 3 groups based on the Revised Atlanta Classification: mild, moderate, and severe AP. Eighteen healthy adults were included as the control group. Sex, age, height, weight, presence of additional diseases, laboratory results, imaging findings, levels of white blood cells, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, mean platelet volume, amylase, lipase, sensitive C-reactive protein, sedimentation, and serum SAL-beta were measured and recorded. SAL-beta levels were reevaluated on the third day of hospitalization. Results:The average age of the patients included in the study was 62.66 +/- 17.67. Gallstones were present in 64.1% of the patients. The difference in the SAL-beta averages on the 1st and 3rd days was statistically significant (P < .05). On the first day, the SAL-beta averages of those with severe Atlanta scores were higher than those with mild and moderate Atlanta severity. Similarly, on the third day, the SAL-beta averages of those with severe Atlanta scores were higher than those with mild and moderate Atlanta severity. According to receiver operating characteristic analysis using the Youden index, the cutoff value for SAL-beta for severe pancreatitis was 178.8 pg/mL on the 1st day and 207.5 pg/mL on the 3rd day. Conclusion:SAL-beta can be used to detect and monitor severe pancreatitis. Further extensive clinical studies with larger case series are needed.

Journal

MEDICINE

Year

2024

Volume

103

Issue

25

ISSN

0025-7974

eISSN

1536-5964

DOI

10.1097/MD.0000000000038685

WoS UID

WOS:001252260600070