Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common and potentially lethal acute inflammatory process with a
highly variable clinical course. It is still unclear why some patients progress to organ failure …

Acute pancreatitis begins with pancreatic injury, elicits an acute inflammatory response, and
encompasses a variety of potential complications in a subset of patients. Early determination …

Background Predicting severe acute pancreatitis (AP) is important for triage, prognosis, and
designing therapeutic trials. Persistent systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) …

Acute pancreatitis has a diverse etiology and natural history, and some patients have severe
complications with a high risk of mortality. The prediction of the severity of acute pancreatitis …

Approximately 20% of patients with acute pancreatitis develop a severe disease associated
with complications and high risk of mortality. The purpose of this study is to review …

Background Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) can progress to lung and kidney dysfunction,
and blood clotting within 48 hours of its onset, and is associated with a high mortality rate …

Introduction The available prognostic scoring systems for severe acute pancreatitis (SAP)
have limitations that restrict their clinical value. The aim of this study was to develop a simple …

Background and aims Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is potentially lethal. Considering the
role of inflammation in the progression of acute pancreatitis (AP), this study aims to develop …

Background: Early prediction of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) substantially improves
treatment of patients. A large amount of biomarkers have been studied with this objective …

Background Acute pancreatitis has a variable natural history and in a proportion of patients
is associated with severe complications and a significant risk of death. The various tools …