Acute pancreatitis: can we make the pre-therapeutical classification simpler?

Introduction: Haemoconcentration is considered to be a possible early marker of severity in acute pancreatitis. A simple scale to predict outcome is currently not available. Aim: to analyze retrospectively the presence of haemoconcentration (HC) at the time of admission in patients (pts) with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and mild acute pancreatitis (MAP). Methods: 48 pts with acute pancreatitis were included at our clinical ward. They were compared as Group A: 23 SAP pts (18 males/5 females, average age 51 years), Group B: 25 pts (11/14, average age 58 years respectively) without such complications that would…