The Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis has been revised following an international web-based consultation. Two phases of the disease were defined: early and late. Severity has been classified as mild (no organ failure, no local or systemic complications; resolves in ∼1 week); moderate (transient organ failure, local complications or exacerbation of comorbid disease); and severe (persistent organ failure, local complications such as fluid collections and necrosis).
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Banks, P. A. et al. Classification of acute pancreatitis—2012: revision of the Atlanta classification and definitions by international consensus. Gut doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302779
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Revised classification criteria for acute pancreatitis. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 9, 688 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2012.217
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