Analysis of pancreatitis patients admitted to the emergency department of Suleyman Demirel University Hospital demographic data and relationship of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio with the outcomes

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the demographic data of the patients diagnosed with acute pancreatitis (AP), find out etiological factors and relation of labortaory data with the outcome in the emergency department. Materials and methods: The data of patients diagnosed with AP in the Emergency Department of Suleyman Demirel University, between 2013 and 2017 were analyzed retrospectively. The patients' demographic, laboratory and imaging findings were noted. Patients’ outcomes were evaluated in terms of hospitalization and in-hospital mortality.Results: Of the 603 patients in the study, 290 (48.1%) were female and 313 (51.9%) were male. The mean age of the patients was 59.49±18.73 years. The most applications were in the winter (n=161 [26.7%]) and the least in the spring (n=143 [23.7%]). The neutrophil counts of the discharged patients were lower than the patients hospitalized in the ward and intensive care unit. Primary etiology of the pancreatitis was biliary. The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was significantly higher in the patients hospitalized or died in the intensive care unit, and the glucose and lactate dehydrogenase values are higher in the patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit. In-hospital mortality was 6.5%.Conclusion: Biliary pancreatitis is the main cause of pancreatitis. Mortality in AP is 6.5%. The admission NLR value is increased significantly in patients who need intensive care and in cases with in-hospital mortality.