Abstract:
Objective To investigate the values of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) score, serum glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in evaluating the severity and prognosis of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP).
Methods A total of 120 patients with AP treated in the hospital from August 2019 to May 2022 were divided into mild group (n=33), moderately severe group (n=52), and severe group (n=35) according to the severity of the disease, and were also divided into survival group (n=86) and death group (n=34) based on prognosis. Pearson method was used to analyze the correlations of APACHE Ⅱ score with serum HbA1c and LDH levels in patients with AP; the Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the influencing factors of prognosis in patients with AP; the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the predictive values of APACHE Ⅱ score, HbA1c and LDH for the prognosis of AP.
Results The levels of serum triglycerides, HbA1c, LDH, APACHE Ⅱ score, and the Modified CT Severity Index (MCTSI) score gradually increased while high-densitylipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and serum calcium gradually decreased in the mild, moderately severe, and severe groups (P < 0.05). APACHE Ⅱ score and MCTSI score were positively correlated with serum HbA1c and LDH levels in patients with AP (P < 0.05). Triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, serum calcium, MCTSI score, HbA1c, LDH, and APACHE Ⅱ score were factors influencing poor prognosis in patients with AP (P < 0.05). The area under the curve for predicting poor prognosis in patients with AP by the combination of APACHE Ⅱ score, serum HbA1c and LDH levels was 0.930, with a sensitivity of 91.18% and a specificity of 83.72%, which was superior to each factor alone (Zcombined-HbA1c=3.511, Zcombined-LDH=4.798, Zcombined-APACHE Ⅱ score=2.134, P < 0.001, P < 0.001, P=0.033).
Conclusion Serum HbA1c and LDH levels are closely related to the severity of the disease, and their combination with APACHE Ⅱ score has good predictive value for the prognosis of patients with AP.