Open AccessModified Computed Tomography Severity Index for Evaluation of Acute Pancreatitis and its Correlation with Clinical Outcome: A Tertiary Care Hospital Based Observational Study
Author(s) -
Irshad Ahmad Banday,
Imran Gattoo,
Azher Maqbool Khan,
Jasima Javeed,
Ghanshyam Gupta,
Mohmad Latief
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14824.6368
Subject(s) - medicine , acute pancreatitis , emergency department , pancreatitis , severity of illness , creatinine , prospective cohort study , triage , observational study , emergency medicine , psychiatry
Acute Pancreatitis is a very common condition leading to the emergency visits in both developed and developing countries. Computed Tomography plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis and subsequent management of pancreatitis. The modified CT severity index includes a simplified assessment of pancreatic inflammation and necrosis as well as an assessment of extra pancreatic complications.