Ranson's Criteria for Acute Pancreatitis in High Altitude: Do they Need to be Modified?

BACKGROUND/AIM: To examine the validity of Ranson's criteria in the prediction of the severity of acute pancreatitis (as judged by the occurrence of complications) in a high-altitude area of Saudi Arabia with a predominant biliary pancreatitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All consecutive cases of ac...

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Main Authors: Abu-Eshy, Saeed A, Abolfotouh, Mostafa A., Nawar, Eldawi, Abu Sabib, Abdul-Rahman H
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2702891/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19568489
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.37797
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