Gastrointestinal Failure Is a Predictor of Poor Outcome in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis

ConclusionGastrointestinal failure is an important organ failure in patients with acute pancreatitis and is an independent predictor of mortality. Incorporation of gastrointestinal failure scores in dynamic assessment of patients with acute pancreatitis could help us in better stratifying severity of patients and predicting outcome.
Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research