Ascites Volume Quantification via Abdominal CT: A Novel Approach to Predict Severity in Acute Pancreatitis

07 August 2023: Clinical Research

Zhimin Song ^1ABCDEFG , Qingyun Zhu ^2BCD , Yushi Zhang ^1ACF , Xu Yan ^1BDF , Xinting Pan ^1ABCDEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940783

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940783

Table 5 Paired comparison of AUCs.

Prediction system	SAP		Organ failure		Infection
Prediction system	Z value	P value	Z value	P value	Z value	P value
Ascites volume – APACHE II	2.508	0.012	1.784	0.074	1.897	0.058
Ascites volume – BISAP	1.947	0.051	1.617	0.106	1.851	0.064
Ascites volume – CRP	2.983	0.003	2.881	0.004	1.971	0.049
Ascites volume – PCT	2.171	0.030	2.187	0.029	0.440	0.660
APACHE II – BISAP	0.630	0.529	0.175	0.861	0.282	0.778
APACHE II – CRP	0.255	0.799	0.782	0.434	0.126	0.900
APACHE II – PCT	0.235	0.814	0.445	0.657	2.516	0.012
BISAP – CRP	0.793	0.428	1.078	0.281	0.062	0.950
BISAP – PCT	0.289	0.773	0.601	0.548	2.505	0.012
CRP – PCT	0.486	0.627	0.461	0.645	2.594	0.009