Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2025; 13(17): 101008
Published online Jun 16, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i17.101008
Table 2 Acute pancreatitis scoring systems
Scoring System
Number of criterion
Criterion on Admission
Within 48 hours
Interpretation
Harmless Acute Pancreatitis Score (should not be used in isolation)3Peritonitis (rebound tenderness/guarding); Creatinine ≥ 2 mg/dL (177 µmol/L); Hematocrit ≥ 43% (male) or 39.6% (female)Lower score suggests a more “harmless/ low-risk” course of pancreatitis
Ranson (Initially derived from Alcoholic Pancreatitis therefore prognosis is better for other types of pancreatitis)11WBC > 16k; Age > 55 years; Glucose > 200 mg/dL (> 11.1 mmol/L); AST > 250; LDH > 350Hct drop > 10%; BUN increase > 5 mg/dL (> 1.79 mmol/L); Ca < 8 mg/dL (< 2 mmol/L); Arterial pO2 < 60 mmHg; Base deficit (24 - HCO3) > 4 mg/dL; Fluid needs > 6 LRisk factors < 3: 1% mortality; Risk factors 3-4: 15% mortality; Risk factors 5-6: 40% mortality; Risk factors > 7: 100% mortality
Glasgow-Imerie8PaO2 < 59.3 mmHg (7.9 kPa); Age > 55 years; WBC > 15 × 10³/µL (109/L); Calcium < 8 mg/dL (2 mmol/L). BUN > 44.8 mg/dL (serum urea > 16 mmol/L); LDH > 600 IU/L. Albumin < 3.2 g/dL (32 g/L); Glucose > 180 mg/dL (10 mmol/L)Serum Calcium < 2.0 mmol/L); Serum albumin < 32 g/L; LDH > 600 IU/L; AST/ALT > 200 IU/L> 3 criteria present w/n first 48 hours of presentation qualifies for SAP
BISAP5BUN > 25 mg/dL (8.92 mmol/L); Impaired mental status; ≥ 2 SIRS criteria; Age > 60 years; Pleural effusion present on CTScore 0 mortality 0.1%; Score 1 mortality 0.4%; Score 2 mortality 1.6%; Score 3 mortality 3.6%; Score 4 mortality 7.4%; Score 5 mortality 9.5%
APACHE II; Assess disease severity in Intensive Care unit patients (age > 16 years old)15History of severe organ failure or immunocompromised, age, temperature, mean arterial pressure, pH, heart rate/pulse, respiratory rate, serum sodium
Serum potassium, serum creatinine, presence of acute renal failure, hematocrit, WBC count, glasgow coma scale, FiO2
Total score of > 30 increases non-operative and post-operative status to approximately 73%; total score: 0 to 4; non-operative status: 4% mortality; post-operative status: 1% mortality; total score: 5 to 9; non-operative status: 8% mortality; post-operative status: 3% mortality; total score: 10-14; non-operative status: 15% mortality; post-operative status: 7% mortality; total score: 15-19; non-operative status: 24% mortality; post-operative status: 12% mortality; total score: 20-24; non-operative status: 40% mortality; post-operative status: 30% mortality; total score: 25-29; non-operative status: 55% mortality; post-operative status: 35% mortality; total score: 30-34; non-operative status: 73% mortality; post-operative status: 73% mortality; total score: 35-100; non-operative status: 85% mortality; post-operative status: 88% mortality
CTSI
(Balthazar Score + Necrosis Score)
Balthazar Score (CT Score: Grading); Score 0 Normal Pancreas (Grade A); Score 1 Edematous Pancreas (Grade B); Score 2 Edematous Pancreas and mild extrapancreatic changes (Grade C); Score 3 Severe extrapancreatic changes AND one fluid collection (Grade D); Score 4 Multiple or extensive fluid collections (Grade E). Necrosis Score (Extent of Necrosis), Score 0 No necrosis; Score 2 Necrosis < 33%; Score 4 Necrosis 33% to 50%; Score 6 Necrosis 50% or moreCTSI > 5 is associated with: Longer length of hospitalization; Mortality increased 15 fold