Has blood XXXX level measured on admission to hospital in a @entity1 with acute @entity788 any prognostic value?

@entity1 @entity788 @entity39 @entity9007 @entity413
BACKGROUND: Early detection of @entity39 allows better management of the disease. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) as the gold standard for detecting @entity39 is expensive. AIM OF THE STUDY: This study was to evaluate for the first time whether blood @entity413 estimation on hospital admission--a simple, cheap, readily available laboratory parameter--may detect @entity39 and have prognostic value in acute @entity788 . METHODS: Single blood @entity413 estimation upon hospital admission was evaluated prospectively for detecting @entity39 and as a prognostic indicator. The study included 241 nondiabetic @entity1 with a first attack of acute @entity788 . All underwent CT within 72 h of admission. RESULTS: High blood @entity413 (> 125 mg/dl) correlated significantly with complex high clinical and biochemical prognostic scores (Ranson, Imrie), a high Balthazar score, @entity9007 , and a long hospital stay, but not with organ failure, indication for artificial ventilation, dialysis, surgery, length of intensive care, and mortality. @entity39 detection sensitivity of high blood @entity413 was 83%, specificity 49%, positive predictive value 28%, and negative predictive value 92%. CONCLUSION: A @entity1 with normal blood @entity413 on admission is unlikely to have @entity39 . Contrast-enhanced CT would not be needed unless the @entity1 fails to improve.
