Can mean platelet volume play a role in evaluating the severity of acute pancreatitis?

Figure 1 Distribution of acute pancreatitis patients according to etiology.

Figure 2 Mean platelet volume levels in acute pancreatitis patients (on days 1, 2, 3 and 7 after admission) and controls. MPV: Mean platelet volume.

Figure 3 Receiver operating characteristic curves for mean platelet volume and other inflammation markers on days 1, 2 and 3 after admission for severe acute pancreatitis according to the Modified Glasgow Prognostic Score. A: ROC curve for MPV and other inflammation markers on day 1 after admission; B: ROC curve for inflammation markers on day 2 after admission; C: ROC curve for inflammation markers on day 3 after admission.

Figure 4 Receiver operating characteristic curves for mean platelet volume and other inflammation markers on days 1, 2 and 3 after admission for persistent organ failure according to the 2012 revised Atlanta criteria. A: ROC for mean platelet volume (MPV) and other inflammation markers on day 1 after admission; B: ROC curve of inflammation markers on day 2 after admission; C: ROC curve of inflammation markers on day 3 after admission.