Cho JH, Kim TN, Chung HH, Kim KH. Comparison of scoring systems in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(8): 2387-2394 [PMID: 25741146 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2387]
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Tae Nyeun Kim, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 317-1, Daemyung 5-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu 705-717, South Korea. tnkim@yu.ac.kr
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2015; 21(8): 2387-2394 Published online Feb 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2387
Comparison of scoring systems in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis
Joon Hyun Cho, Tae Nyeun Kim, Hyun Hee Chung, Kook Hyun Kim
Joon Hyun Cho, Tae Nyeun Kim, Hyun Hee Chung, Kook Hyun Kim, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu 705-717, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim TN and Cho JH designed the research; Cho JH and Chung HH performed the research; Cho JH and Chung HH analyzed the data; Cho JH, Kim TN, Chung HH and Kim KH wrote the paper.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Tae Nyeun Kim, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 317-1, Daemyung 5-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu 705-717, South Korea. tnkim@yu.ac.kr
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Received: August 6, 2014 Peer-review started: August 8, 2014 First decision: October 14, 2014 Revised: October 28, 2014 Accepted: December 1, 2014 Article in press: December 1, 2014 Published online: February 28, 2015 Processing time: 205 Days and 17.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Only a few studies have evaluated the comparison of various scoring systems including bedside index for severity in acute pancreatitis in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) according to the revised Atlanta Classification. Based on our study, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE)-II score appeared to have highest accuracy for prediction of severe AP, although the predictive accuracy of APACHE-II was not significantly different compared to that of the other scoring systems, including C-reactive protein. Various scoring systems most widely used for early prediction of severity of AP showed similar predictive accuracy for severity of AP, and unique models are needed in order to achieve further improvement of predictive accuracy.
