severity index for acute pancreatitis

Grade: Points normal pancreas 0 pancreatic enlargement 1 pancreatic inflammation 2 1 peripancreatic fluid collection 3 2 or more peripancreatic fluid collections 4 Degree of pancreatic necrosis: - no necrosis 0 necrosis of 1/3 of the pancreas 2 necrosis of 1/2 of the pancreas 4 necrosis of > 1/2 of the pancreas 6

References

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed. Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 1746