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ArticleUlusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES2023

Predictive power of HALP score in estimating short-term mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis.

İlkay Güler, İzzet Ustaalioğlu

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Article in Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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  8. Predictive value of the HALP score in differentiating complicated and uncomplicated acute appendicitis.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2025
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İlkay GülerRepublic of Türkiye, Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Public Hospitals, Ankara-Türkiye.
İzzet UstaalioğluDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital, İstanbul-Türkiye.

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backgroundTo examine the hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet (HALP) scores' predictive power in predicting short-term mortality from acute pancreatitis (AP).

methodsThe study was conducted at the emergency department (ED) of tertiary care hospital. The medical records of patients who admitted to the ED and were diagnosed with AP were reviewed retrospectively. İt was analyzed that the ability of the HALP score in predicting short-term mortality of these patients.

resultsThe study was achieved with a total of 634 patients. The mean age of these patients was 59.7±16.6 and 381 (60.1%) were female. While 42 (6.6%) of the total included patients were required to the intensive care unit, 58 (9.1%) died. To examine the HALP scores' predictive power in predicting short-term mortality, the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis was utilized. The value of the area under the curve was found as 0.891 (95% CI: 0.833-0.949). When the cut-off value of the HALP score in determining short-term mortality is >15, the Sensitivity of the score was found to be 82.8%, Specificity 86.8%, Positive Predictive Value 38.7%, and Negative Predictive Value 98.0%.

conclusionAP is a disease that requires early diagnosis and adequate treatment if not it can cause a high rate of mortality and morbidity. As a result of this study, it was concluded that the HALP score can be utilized during the prediction of short-term mortality for patients diagnosed with AP.

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PancreatitisAcute DiseaseAlbuminsFemaleHemoglobinsHumansLymphocytesMalePrognosisRetrospective StudiesAlbuminsHemoglobins

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