SURVEY ON THE CORRELATION OF TRIGLYCERIDE AND LIPASE, CRP, LEUKOCYTE INDICATORS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE PANCREATITIS HOSPITALIZED AT THONG NHAT HOSPITAL

Abstract

To investigate the correlation between triglyceride, lipase, C-reactive protein (CRP), and white blood cell (WBC) levels in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) upon hospital admission. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted involving 222 patients admitted to Thong Nhat Hospital between January 2023 and March 2025. Data on triglyceride, lipase, CRP, WBC levels were collected at the time of admission. Among AP patients, 68% had elevated triglyceride levels. Specifically, 30% had moderately elevated triglycerides, while 28% had severely or very severely elevated levels. The distribution of study indicators was wide. A weak negative correlation was found between lipase - triglyceride levels, and between lipase and CRP levels (p < 0,001). No significant correlation was observed between lipase and WBC levels, or between WBC and triglyceride levels at the time of admission. At the time of admission, 28% of AP patients had severe or very severe hypertriglyceridemia. Lipase levels showed a weak negative correlation with triglyceride and CRP levels. These findings suggest that triglyceride levels may be a useful marker for assessing the severity of AP.