Purpose of review There have been significant advancements in different aspects of
management of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Our review of the most recent literature …

Objective To evaluate the value of Ranson, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation
II (APACHE II), Balthazar CT and pancreatitis outcome prediction (POP) scoring systems in …

AIM To assess differences in clinical outcomes of isolated renal failure (RF) compared to
other forms of organ failure (OF) in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). METHODS …

Background To propose simple tests for the prediction of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP),
which are accurate and could be performed at emergency departments and outpatient …

Background Existing scoring systems to predict mortality in acute pancreatitis may not be
directly applicable to the emergency department (ED). The objective of this study was to …

Objectives As a serious complication of moderately severe acute pancreatitis (MSAP) and
severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) can lead to a prolonged …

Background Recently, several novel scoring systems have been developed to evaluate the
severity and outcomes of acute pancreatitis. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness …

Methods The retrospective research of 67 SAP patients treated at the ICU of the NSSPCS
has been conducted from 2008 to 2017. The basic criterion of patient inclusion was stable …

Results: A total of 499 patients were used to develop the models in the training data set. An
independent data set of 201 patients was used to test the models. The model developed by …

Abstract Background/Aims: Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are non-linear pattern
recognition techniques, which can be used as a tool in medical decision-making. The aim of …