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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-10
pubmed:abstractText
Sepsis accounts for 80% of deaths from acute pancreatitis. This study aimed to investigate early changes in intestinal permeability in patients with acute pancreatitis, and to correlate these changes with subsequent disease severity and endotoxemia. The renal excretion of enterally administered polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350 and PEG 400 was measured within 72 hours of onset of acute pancreatitis to determine intestinal permeability. Severity was assessed on the basis of APACHE II scores and C-reactive protein measurements. Serum endotoxin and antiendotoxin antibodies were measured on admission. Eight-five patients with acute pancreatitis (mild in 56, severe in 29) and 25 healthy control subjects were studied. Urinary excretion of PEG 3350 (median) was significantly greater in patients who had severe attacks (0.61%) compared to those with mild disease (0.09%) and health control subjects (0.12%) (P <0. 0001), as was the permeability index (PEG 3350/400 excretion) (P <0. 00001). The permeability index was significantly greater in patients who subsequently developed multiple organ system failure and/or died compared with other severe cases (0.16 vs. 0.04) (P = 0.0005). The excretion of PEG 3350 correlated strongly with endotoxemia (r = 0.8; P = 0.002). Early increased intestinal permeability may play an important role in the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis. Therapies that aim to restore intestinal barrier function may improve outcome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1091-255X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
252-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10481118-APACHE, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Acute Disease, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-C-Reactive Protein, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Cause of Death, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Endotoxemia, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Endotoxins, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Intestines, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Multiple Organ Failure, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Pancreatitis, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Permeability, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Polyethylene Glycols, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Sepsis, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Surface-Active Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10481118-Survival Rate
pubmed:articleTitle
Early increase in intestinal permeability in patients with severe acute pancreatitis: correlation with endotoxemia, organ failure, and mortality.
pubmed:affiliation
Academic Surgical Unit, Division of Surgery, The University of Leeds and Centre for Digestive Diseases, The General Infirmary at Leeds, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study