Acute Pancreatitis (AP), an acute inflammatory disorder of the pancreas, usually runs a mild
clinical course. A subset of patients develops severe disease independent of the degree of …

Methods The study used a retrospective analysis of a prospective acute pancreatitis
database (June 2005–December 2007). Acute pancreatitis severity was stratified according …

Classifying the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) has been traditionally based on empirical
description of entities that are deemed to be merely associated with mortality rather than a …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common acute inflammatory process of the pancreas that affects
approximately 80,000 individuals in the United States annually [1]. The clinical course of AP …

Background and aim Revision of the Atlanta classification for acute pancreatitis (AP) was
long awaited. The Revised Atlanta Classification has been recently proposed. In this study …

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory process with systemic and local repercussions. Most
cases are mild with a low mortality rate, but 20% of patients have severe pancreatitis, with a …

Background and objective The Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis enabled
standardised reporting of research and aided communication between clinicians …

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 …

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

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust,
and University of Southampton, Southampton, UK patients with transient organ failure during …