Development and validation of a risk prediction score for severe acute pancreatitis

Abstract Introduction The available prognostic scoring systems for severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) have limitations that restrict their clinical value. The aim of this study was to develop a simple model (score) that could rapidly identify those at risk for SAP. Methods We derived a risk model using...

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Main Authors: Wandong Hong, Keith D. Lillemoe, Shuang Pan, Vincent Zimmer, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Simon Stock, Maddalena Zippi, Chao Wang, Mengtao Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-019-1903-6