IN THE UNITED STATES, OF THE AP-proximately 210 000 patients admitted to hospitals
each year with acute pancreatitis, 1 about 20% have severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), and …

Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) develops in about 25% of patients with acute pancreatitis
(AP). Severity of AP is linked to the presence of systemic organ dysfunctions and/or …

Acute pancreatitis results in nearly 250,000 annual admissions at a cost of approximately
$2.2 billion. 1, 2 In most cases, acute pancreatitis represents a mild, self-limited disease, but …

Objectives: To determine overall mortality and timing of death in patients with severe acute
pancreatitis and factors affecting mortality. Methods: This was a retrospective, observational …

AIM: To determine the timing of mortality after onset of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and
the course of the disease in a large series of patients. METHODS: From July 1996 to June …

OBJECTIVES: Organ failure (OF) is a main cause of death in severe acute pancreatitis
(SAP). Our primary aim was to evaluate the morbidity and mortality of patients admitted with …

Objective: Acute pancreatitis represents a spectrum of disease ranging from a mild, self-
limited course requiring only brief hospitalization to a rapidly progressive, fulminant illness …

This study focuses on patients with severe acute pancreatitis complicated by organ failure
within the initial phase of the disease. Data of 158 patients with severe acute pancreatitis …

AIM: To investigate the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of a consecutive series
of patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). METHODS: Clinical data of SAP patients …

OBJECTIVES: Patients with severe necrotizing pancreatitis are at risk for infection, a major
cause of morbidity and mortality. Most patients with infected pancreatic tissue require …