Background Acute pancreatitis (AP) represents a complex and potentially fatal disease with
a highly variable clinical course. Three classification systems for assessing the severity in …

Background & Aims Two new classification systems for the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP)
have been proposed, the determinant-based classification (DBC) and a revision of the …

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 …

Bacground Two different severity classifications (revised Atlanta classification [RAC] and
determinant-based classification [DBC]) were recently proposed. Methods This was a …

OBJECTIVES: Atlanta classification (Atlanta 1992) of acute pancreatitis (AP) has several
limitations. Two new classification systems were recently proposed: the Atlanta …

Background Two new systems of acute pancreatitis (AP) severity classification, namely, the
determinant-based classification (DBC) and the revision of the Atlanta classification (RAC) …

Objective: Since increasing acute pancreatitis (AP) severity is significantly associated with
mortality, accurate and rapid determination of severity is crucial for effective clinical …

Objective Atlanta classification divides patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) into mild and
severe disease. A 4-category severity classification has been proposed based on the …

Background Severity classification systems aim to stratify patients with acute pancreatitis
reliably into coherent risk groups. Recently, the Atlanta 1992 classification has been revised …

Abstract Background/Objective Recognizing the limitation of the Atlanta classification for
acute pancreatitis (AP), two international classifications have been recently proposed; the …