INSTITUTE FOR ALGORITHMIC MEDICINE

RansomÕs Prognostic Factors in Acute Pancreatitis

Purpose: To predict mortality risk in a patient with acute pancreatitis based on laboratory data at admission and during the first 48 hours after admission.

Age of patient years    Data on admission    WBC count per µL 10^9/L    Hematocrit in percent Percent    Blood glucose mg/dL mmol/L    Serum LDH IU/L    Serum AST U/L µKat/L    BUN in mg/dL    Minimum values over initial 48 hours after admission    Hematocrit Percent    BUN in mg/dL      Serum calcium mg/dL    Arterial pO2 on room air mm Hg kPa    Arterial pH      Base deficit mEq/L