Diagnostic relevance of procalcitonin, IL-6, and sICAM-1 in the prediction of infected necrosis in acute pancreatitis

Advance in laboratory markers of acute severe pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis (AP) was one of common acute abdominal diseases in digestive system, and it was divided into mild type and severe type. Many methods were used to judge the severity of AP, including all kinds of scoring system, biochemical indexes, and imaging methods. Recent researches found that some serum indexes such as acute reactive proteins, cytokines, enzymes, active peptides and procalcitonin could classify the severity of AP and judge the risks of complications. This article reviews the progress in the laboratory markers of severe AP.