BACKGROUND & AIMS: It is important to identify patients with acute pancreatitis who are at
risk for developing persistent organ failure early in the course of disease. Several scoring …

Objective: In this review, we focus on studies that examined such prognostic indices in
relation to predicting a fatal outcome from pancreatitis. Summary Background Data: Acute …

Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) varies in severity, prompting development of systems
aimed at predicting prognosis to help guide therapy. Although several prediction …

AIM: To investigate the prognostic usefulness of several existing scoring systems in
predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP). METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed …

Background: Identification of patients at risk for mortality early in the course of acute
pancreatitis (AP) is an important step in improving outcome. Methods: Using Classification …

Abstract Background: The Harmless Acute Pancreatitis Score (HAPS) is a scoring algorithm
to identify patients with nonsevere acute pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

OBJECTIVES: Predicting severe acute pancreatitis (AP) remains a challenge. The present
study compares admission blood urea nitrogen (BUN), hematocrit, and creatinine, as well as …

OBJECTIVES: Identification of patients at risk for severe disease early in the course of acute
pancreatitis (AP) is an important step to guiding management and improving outcomes. A …

Results 44 patients were classified as mild and 34 as severe pancreatitis. When we
compared LRPT, only that for the Balthazar score (11.2157) was able to generate large and …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Only severe acute pancreatitis requires treatment, according to the
principles of intensive care medicine in an intensive care or intermediate care unit. The aim …