Escala BISAP en pancreatitis aguda. Azogues 2016-2017. Estudio descriptivo.

Objective: to apply the Bedside Index for Severity in Acute Pancreatitis (BISAP) scale to the clinical records of patients diagnosed with acute pancreatitis at the Hospital Homero Castanier Crespo, Azogues January 2016 to December 2017. Methodology: a quantitative, descriptive and retrospective study was carried out; the universe of clinical records with reports of acute pancreatitis was worked from 2016 to 2017. The data were analyzed with the SPSS version 20 and Excel programs, using frequency distributions and percentages. Results: a total of 79 cases were studied, finding an average age of 48.5 years; the 57% corresponded to the female sex. A general mortality of 12.7% was obtained; being the mild form 79.7% of the cases without deaths; and contrasting with the serious form with 20.3%, of which 62.5% died. Conclusions: BISAP proved to be a mortality predictor; it is accessible, fast and useful. A tendency to increase mortality at the same time in the score of the escalation was observed, being this directly proportional to the incidence of local and systemic complications of the disease.