Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
associated with significant morbidity and mortality that requires up-to-date and evidence …

Background To systematically assess and compare the predictive value of the Ranson and
Bedside Index of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis (BISAP) scoring systems for the severity and …

Objective Significant changes in the management of acute pancreatitis have taken place
since the 2004 Pamplona Consensus Conference. The objective of this conference has …

The medical literature is awash in systematic evidence-based reviews and meta-analyses,
and following close behind are “Practice Guidelines” based on these reviews and analyses …

Purpose: This classification should eliminate the confusion in terminology occurring over the
last 20 years with direct implications in clinical practice. Method: The study was based on the …

Objectives: Acute pancreatitis remains a potentially life-threatening disease. Despite
national and international consensus conferences, the management of acute pancreatitis …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the utility of selected scales to prognosticate the severity and risk
for death among patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) according to the revised Atlanta …

Background We have established a multicenter international consortium to better
understand the natural history of acute pancreatitis (AP) worldwide and to develop a …

Background The recent development of two different severity classifications for acute
pancreatitis has appropriately raised questions about which should be used. The aim of this …

Objective. Several international guidelines concerning the treatment of acute pancreatitis
has been published during the last decades. However, Scandinavian guidelines are still …