The Journal of Bucharest College of Physicians and the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences

Predictive Factors of Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis

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Acute pancreatitis is acute inflammation of pancreatic glandular acinar cells followed by intraparenchymal enzymatic activation and pancreatic auto digestion. In most cases develop mild or moderate forms, with low morbidity and mortality. There is however a lower category of patients that develop severe forms of disease with increased morbidity and mortality. […]