SynthesisAnnals of medicine2023
Incidence and prognostic role of pleural effusion in patients with acute pancreatitis: a meta-analysis.
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- A time-series feature-based nomogram for the prediction of severe acute pancreatitis.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Pleural effusion within 24 h of admission predicts severe hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis and organ failure: retrospective cohort of 296 patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Association of pleural effusion on thoracic ultrasound with severe acute pancreatitis and mortality.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Utilizing MRI Radiomics and Clinical Features to Predict Severe Acute Pancreatitis in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Article
- The relationship between inflammatory cytokines and in-hospital complications of acute pancreatitis.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the relationship between the hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet score, and clinical prognosis in patients with acute pancreatitis in the emergency department.Turkish journal of emergency medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPleural effusion (PE) is reported as a common complication in acute pancreatitis (AP), while the incidence of PE in AP varies widely among studies, and the association between PE and mortality is not clear. This study aimed to comprehensively analyze the pooled incidence of PE in patients with AP and to evaluate the influence of PE on mortality through a meta-analysis.
methodSix databases (PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, Cochrane, Scopus, and OVID) were searched thoroughly for relevant studies. Data were extracted, and Stata SE 16.0 software was applied to compute the pooled incidence of PE and assess the association between PE and mortality, taking the risk ratio (RR) as the effect size.
resultsThirty-five articles involving 7,675 patients with AP were eventually included in this meta-analysis. The pooled incidence of PE was 34% (95% CI: 28%-39%), with significant heterogeneity among studies (I
conclusionThis study suggested that PE is a common complication with high pooled incidence and that PE may be associated with increased mortality in AP patients. More studies should be performed to validate our findings.
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