Background Persistent organ failure and infected pancreatic necrosis are major
determinants of mortality in acute pancreatitis, but there is a gap in the literature assessing …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: There is no consistency between the individual studies in the
literature on whether organ failure (OF) or infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is the main …

Objective The aim of this study was to study the development of early and late organ failure
(OF) and their differential impact on mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) …

Background: Organ failure determines outcome in acute pancreatitis (AP). It is controversial
if infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is also an independent determinant of mortality. We …

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

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 …

Background & Aims: Organ failure is the usual cause of death in acute necrotizing
pancreatitis. Our objective was to study whether the extent and infection of pancreatic …

Objective In patients with pancreatitis, early persisting organ failure is believed to be the
most important cause of mortality. This study investigates the relation between the timing …

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

Background Early identification of severe cases of acute pancreatitis is necessary to reduce
mortality. The Japanese severity score, which consists of nine prognostic factors, is reported …