Assessment of severity of acute pancreatitis by Ranson's and APACHE II score

Assessment of severity of acute pancreatitis by Ranson's and APACHE II score

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Aims and Objectives: The aims and objectives of the study are to compare the Ranson’s scoring system with APACHE II score in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis. Methods: 50 cases having acute pancreatitis were included in this study on the basis of a predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Institutional ethical committee was approve...

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... analysis of patients on the basis of clinical classification showed that 15 (30%) were having severe pancreatitis. 9 (18%) and 13 (26%) patients were found to be having severe pancreatitis as assessed by Ranson's and APACHE II score, respectively (Table 3). ...