Revisiting the Ranson score in acute pancreatitis: is the drop in hematocrit a worrisome sign?

ConclusionThe revised Ranson scoring system had better predictive ability for all clinical outcomes compared to the original Ranson in our large sample of 938 patients. However, the revised version should be further validated by prospective and multicenter studies.

Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences - June 15, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Fatih Acehan, Mesut Tez, Cagdas Kalkan, Meral Akdogan, Emin Altiparmak, Mutlu Doganay, Aziz Ahmet Surel, Ihsan Ates Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research