Oleic acid chlorohydrin, a new early biomarker for the prediction of acute pancreatitis severity in humans.

Enrique de-MadariaXavier MoleroLaia BonjochJosefina CasasKarina Cárdenas-JaénAndrea MontenegroDaniel Closa

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2018)

Oleic acid chlorohydrin concentration in plasma is elevated in patients with acute pancreatitis on admission and correlates with a high degree with the final severity of the disease, indicating that it has potential to serve as an early prognostic marker for acute pancreatitis severity.

Keyphrases

emergency department
risk assessment