Predicting the Prognosis of Acute Pancreatitis

In this issue, Lau and colleagues report a systematic review revealing that prognostic scoring systems for acute pancreatitis are of limited accuracy and value in predicting mortality. The editorialists discuss how simpler measures, such as hematocrit or blood urea nitrogen level, are as predictive as more complex scoring systems. They call for future research to determine better methods for identifying high-risk patients soon after or before they develop pancreatic injury, as well as therapies to mitigate disease severity.

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