Severe acute pancreatitis in aged patients:a clinical analysis of 78 cases
- VernacularTitle:老年重症急性胰腺炎78例临床分析
- Author:
Zheng LU
;
Zhaoshen LI
;
Yan LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
severe acute pancreatitis;
aged;
diagnosis;
therapeutics
- From:
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
2000;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To study the clinical features of severe acute pancreatitis(SAP) in aged patients. Methods: The clinical data of 78 aged patients(55-84 years old) with SAP were analyzed and compared with those of 107 young SAP patients(22-54 years old) hospitalized in our hospital over the past 10 years. Results: Most aged patients were associated either with gall stones or idiopathy and chronic diseases, especially hypertension. The incidences of all kinds of clinical symtoms in aged SAP patients were lower than those of the yound SAP patients (P