A number of systems exist to identify severity and prognosticate pancreatitis Considered advantageous over clinical judgement alone Useful in determining optimum location of care Limitations exist with many of the scoring systems: Cumbersome to complete Require 48...
Local (Pancreatic) Interstitial Oedematous pancreatitis:Peripancreatic collectionPseudocyst (pancreatic fluid surrounded by a wall of fibrous or granulation tissue)Abscess (circumscribed collection of pus) Necrotising pancreatitis:Sterile parenchymal necrosisInfected...
