Published online Nov 28, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i44.6206
Peer-review started: September 12, 2022
First decision: October 4, 2022
Revised: October 15, 2022
Accepted: November 17, 2022
Article in press: November 17, 2022
Published online: November 28, 2022
Core Tip: Respiratory failure has been confirmed to be the most common type of organ failure in acute pancreatitis (AP) and is closely related to high mortality. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is one of the most common patterns of respiratory failure in AP and is still a little-known disease. Although some studies have shown that it is promising to predict the results of AP-related ARDS, the preventive strategies for ARDS development are still in their infancy. For this reason, we need to establish a simple and valuable new prediction model, combined with chest computed tomography findings, to early identify high-risk patients with severe AP and ARDS and help clinicians take timely intervention measures to prevent disease progression.