The Panc 3 score: A rapid and accurate test for predicting severity on presentation in acute pancreatitis

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 855-858

  Brown, Alphonso ^a   James Stevenson, Toyia ^a   Dyson, Tara ^a   Grunkenmeier, David ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Prognosis; Scoring system; Severe acute pancreatitis; Severity prediction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; BODY MASS INDEX; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PANCREATITIS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34548816175     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000248005.73075.e4     Document Type: Article

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