Criteria for the diagnosis and severity stratification of acute pancreatitis

Table 3 Verification of the revised severity criteria

Total severity score (points)	Revised severity criteria	Criteria 2002
0	66	77
1	51	31
2	18	15
3	11 (1)	9
4	4	7
5	4 (2)	6
6	2 (1)	3 (1)
7	0	2 (1)
8	0	0
9	0	1
10	0	2 (2)
11	0	2
12	0	1
Total	156 (4)	156 (4)

Results shown are number of patients. Number in parenthesis indicates patients died of acute pancreatitis. The same patients with acute pancreatitis were evaluated by the revised criteria and by the criteria 2002. Total severity score of the revised criteria ≥ 3 points, while that of the criteria 2002 ≥ 2 points was diagnosed as severe acute pancreatitis.