BACKGROUND & AIMS: There is no consistency between the individual studies in the
literature on whether organ failure (OF) or infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is the main …

Background: Organ failure determines outcome in acute pancreatitis (AP). It is controversial
if infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is also an independent determinant of mortality. We …

Objective In patients with pancreatitis, early persisting organ failure is believed to be the
most important cause of mortality. This study investigates the relation between the timing …

Background Persistent organ failure and infected pancreatic necrosis are major
determinants of mortality in acute pancreatitis, but there is a gap in the literature assessing …

Background & Aims: Organ failure is the usual cause of death in acute necrotizing
pancreatitis. Our objective was to study whether the extent and infection of pancreatic …

Objective: To clarify the roles of organ failure and infection in the outcome of necrotizing
pancreatitis. Background: Results of previous cohort studies that focused on the roles of …

Objectives To assess the influence of infection on mortality in necrotizing pancreatitis.
Methods Eligible prospective and retrospective studies were identified through manual and …

Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory process of the pancreas that frequently involves
peripancreatic tissues and at times remote organ systems. The severity of the disease varies …

Several prior studies have suggested that 80% of deaths in acute pancreatitis occur late as a
result of pan-creatic infection. Others have suggested that approx half of deaths occur early …

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare and validate the different classifications of
severity in acute pancreatitis (AP) and to investigate which characteristics of the disease are …