Comparative Analysis of Selected Scales to Assess Prognosis in Acute Pancreatitis

Dorota Koziel; Stanislaw Gluszek; Jaroslaw Matykiewicz; Piotr Lewitowicz; Zuzanna Drozdzak

doi:10.1155/2015/392643

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jan 2015)

Comparative Analysis of Selected Scales to Assess Prognosis in Acute Pancreatitis

Dorota Koziel,
Stanislaw Gluszek,
Jaroslaw Matykiewicz,
Piotr Lewitowicz,
Zuzanna Drozdzak

Affiliations

Dorota Koziel: Faculty of Health Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
Stanislaw Gluszek: Clinical General, Oncological and Endocrinological Surgery, Regional Hospital, Poland
Jaroslaw Matykiewicz: Clinical General, Oncological and Endocrinological Surgery, Regional Hospital, Poland
Piotr Lewitowicz: Faculty of Health Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
Zuzanna Drozdzak: Centre for Evaluation and Analysis of Public Policies, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/392643
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 6
pp. 299 – 303

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the utility of selected scales to prognosticate the severity and risk for death among patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) according to the revised Atlanta classification published in 2012.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

ISSN: 2291-2789 (Print); 2291-2797 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjgh/

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