Update of the atlanta classification of severity of acute pancreatitis: Should a moderate category be included?

Pancreatology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 613-619

  De Madaria, E ^a,c   Soler Sala, G ^a   Lopez Font, I ^a   Zapater, P ^b   Martinez J ^a   Gomez Escolar L ^a   Sanchez Fortun C ^a   Sempere, L ^a   Perez Lopez J ^a   Lluis F ^c   Perez Mateo M ^a  

^a Unidad de Gastroenterología   (Colombia)

^b Gerencia Atencion Primaria C   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Multiple organ failure; Pancreatitis, acute necrotizing; Persistent organ failure; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTA CLASSIFICATION OF SEVERITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77958562320     PISSN: 14243903     EISSN: 14243911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000308795     Document Type: Article

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