Pancreatitis

Classification of pancreatitis

Type

Clinical Features

Acute pancreatitis

Acute inflammatory process of the pancreas

Mild acute pancreatitis

- Absence of organ failure and local/systemic complications

Moderately severe acute pancreatitis

- Transient organ failure which resolves within 48 hours

- Local or systemic complications without persistent organ failure > 48 hours

Severe acute pancreatitis

- Persistent organ failure involving > 1 organ

Chronic pancreatitis

Progressive inflammatory changes in pancreas

Permanent structural damage

Impaired exocrine/endocrine function

Can be due to recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis

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