LIMITATION OF AMYLASE CREATININE CLEARANCE RATIO AS A DIAGNOSTIC-TEST FOR POSTOPERATIVE PANCREATITIS

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 150  (5) , 694-698
Abstract
The mean .+-. standard error of the mean ratio of amylase to creatinine clearance significantly increased at 24 h after operations on the stomach and gallbladder but not after operations at sites remote from the abdominal cavity. Clinically, the elevated amylase to creatinine clearance ratio was not accompanied by pancreatitis. In dogs, surgical handling of the pancreas alone caused a significant increase in the measurement. The amylase to creatinine clearance ratio is not likely to be helpful in predicting the rare, but serious, postoperative complication of pancreatits.

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