Assessment of severity of acute pancreatitis according to new prognostic factors and CT grading.

K, Takeda; M, Yokoe; T, Takada; K, Kataoka; M, Yoshida; T, Gabata; M, Hirota; T, Mayumi; M, Kadoya; E, Yamanouchi; T, Hattori; M, Sekimoto; H, Amano; K, Wada; Y, Kimura; S, Kiriyama; S, Arata; Y, Takeyama; M, Hirota; K, Hirata; T, Shimosegawa

doi:10.1007/s00534-009-0213-4

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Assessment of severity of acute pancreatitis according to new prognostic factors and CT grading.

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Takeda K

Yokoe M

Takada T

Abstract

The assessment of severity at the initial medical examination plays an important role in introducing adequate early treatment and the transfer of patients to a medical facility that can cope with severe acute pancreatitis. Under these circumstances, "criteria for severity assessment" have been prepa...

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