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Curr Health Sci J, vol. 49, no. 2, 2023

Pleural Effusion as a Negative Prognostic Factor in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis and COVID-19

[Original Paper]

P.M. RADULESCU(1), A.F. NEMES(2), C. CALARASU(3), I. GEORGESCU(4), D. RADULESCU(4)


(1)UMF Craiova Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania;
(2)Department of Neonatology, Louis ?urcanu Clinical Emergency Hospital for Children, Timi?oara, Romania;
(3)Department of Pulmonology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania;
(4)General Surgery Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania


Abstract:

We conducted a retrospective multicentre study to investigate the association between acute pancreatitis, COVID-19, and pleural effusion. The study involved a total of 433 patients. Among them, 405 patients did not have COVID-19 infection, while 28 patients had both acute pancreatitis and COVID-19. Out of the 28 patients with both conditions, 12 also had pleural effusion. Among the 405 patients with acute pancreatitis without COVID-19, 48 had pleural effusion. The results showed that the relative risk of death associated with pleural effusion was approximately 4 times higher in patients with COVID-19 and pleural effusion compared to those with pleural effusion without COVID-19.


Keywords: Acute pancreatitis, COVID-19, pleural effusion, prognostic analysis.



Corresponding: Cristina Calarasu, Department of Pulmonology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania, e-mail: cristina.calarasu@umfcv.ro


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.08 - Download PDF
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