Editorial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2017; 23(16): 2826-2831
Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2826
Table 1 Required time for acute pancreatitis diagnosis n (%)
2003 Survey2007 Survey2011 SurveyP value
Time for diagnosis
(Total AP)
≤ 12 h707 (51.6)806 (58.8)1148 (61.7)< 0.00011
13-24 h288 (21.0)252 (18.4)359 (19.3)
25-48 h156 (11.4)150 (10.9)195 (10.5)
49-72 h95 (6.9)70 (5.1)69 (3.7)
≥ 73 h124 (9.1)94 (6.8)89 (4.8)
Time for diagnosis (Severe AP)
≤ 12 h148 (53.1)170 (60.9)240 (66.8)0.0031
13-24 h54 (19.3)51 (18.3)71 (19.8)
25-48 h35 (12.5)31 (11.1)25 (7.0)
49-72 h20 (7.2)15 (5.4)13 (3.6)
≥ 73 h22 (7.9)12 (4.3)10 (2.8)