Objective: The levels of serum amylase is an indicator of several diseases.
Therefore, a routine amylase test is frequently requested in hospital emergency
admissions. This research aims to evaluate the hospitalization and surgery
rates of patients with high amylase levels.
Methods: A retrospective clinical study was performed on 64,909 patients
aged 53.30±19.45 years who had a serum amylase test at hospital admission
in the emergency ward between 2011 and 2015. Age, gender, serum amylase
levels, diagnosis, hospitalization, and surgery status of the patients were
obtained from the electronic medical records. The diseases were classified
into seven groups according to the International Statistical Classification of
Diseases and Related Health Problems codes. The patients were divided into
three groups with respect to amylase levels– group 1 (<125 U/L), group 2
(125–375 U/L), and group 3 (>376 U/L). The results were statistically analyzed
using the SPSS commercial tool package version 21.0. The χ2 test and Fisher’s
exact probability test were adapted for categorical variables, while Student’s
t-test was performed for the unpaired data of continuous variables.
Results: The hospitalization rate increased 2.4-fold and 4.7-fold and the surgery
rate increased 1.6-fold and 1.4-fold in group 2 and group 3 compared to group
1, respectively. The hospitalization rate of the patients (N=571) in group 3 was
59.4%. Among them, only 93 patients were diagnosed with acute pancreatitis.
Conclusion: Elevated serum amylase levels can predict hospitalization and
surgery status.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | March 15, 2018 |
Submission Date | March 21, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 8 Issue: 1 |