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bedside index for severity in acute pancreatitis (BISAP)

BISAP is scored on a scale of 0 to 5, based on how many of 5 characteristics the patient has within 24 hours of presentation: 1) blood urea nitrogen level >25 mg/dL 2) impaired mental status 3) systemic inflammatory response syndrome 4) age >60 5) pleural effusion on imaging studies. A cutoff score of 3 predicts mortality. Death occurred in 18% of cases with BISAP scores >= 3 versus 1% of cases with scores < 3. A BISAP score >= 3 had a sensitivity of 71%, a specificity of 83%, a positive predictive value of 18%, and a negative predictive value of 99% for predicting mortality. A BISAP score >= 3 also predicts organ failure (odds ratio, 7.4), & pancreatic necrosis (RR = 3.8).

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numerical rating scale (NRS)

References

  1. Singh VK et al A prospective evaluation of the bedside index for severity in acute pancreatitis score in assessing mortality and intermediate markers of severity in acute pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol 2009 Apr; 104:966. PMID: 19293787