Edemometry in treatment and diagnostics of acute pancreatitis
The clinic developed the method of edemometry to assess the condition of microcirculation [1, 2] using a special unit - edemometer.We studied the changes of microcirculation in 16 patients with various clinical forms of acute pan- creatitis. In all patients edemometry was done in the 1st interdigital space of the hand with com- pression test and recording of the following indicators on edemometrogram: the maximal pressure decrease (MPD), index of hydration (IG), integral microcirculatory pressure (IMCP), coefficient of the integral microcirculatory pressure (CIMCP), inflow-outflow index (IIO), tissue pressure (TP), coeffi- cient of tissue pressure (CTP). The obtained data were evaluated taking into account the clinical form of pancreatitis. There was also evaluated the reaction of microcirculatory environment to intra- venous infusion of 1-1,5 l of saline in acute pancreatitis and cholecystitis.