Gastroenterology
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 813-820 , September 2010

Organ Failure and Infection of Pancreatic Necrosis as Determinants of Mortality in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis

Received 21 January 2010 ,Accepted 3 June 2010.

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    Flow diagram of the study selection process.

    Flow diagram of the study selection process.

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    Forest plot for mortality associated with infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) compared with no IPN in patients with organ failure (OF). CI, confidence interval.

    Forest plot for mortality associated with infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) compared with no IPN in patients with organ failure (OF). CI, confidence interval.

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    Forest plot for mortality associated with organ failure (OF) compared with no OF in patients with infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN). CI, confidence interval.

    Forest plot for mortality associated with organ failure (OF) compared with no OF in patients with infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN). CI, confidence interval.

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    Forest plot for mortality associated with organ failure (OF) without infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN), compared with that of IPN without OF, in patients with acute pancreatitis. CI, confidence inter

    Forest plot for mortality associated with organ failure (OF) without infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN), compared with that of IPN without OF, in patients with acute pancreatitis. CI, confidence interval.

 This article has an accompanying continuing medical education activity on page e13. Learning Objective: Upon completion of this exercise, successful learners will be able to recognize the major determinants of severity for acute pancreatitis.

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

PII: S0016-5085(10)00864-4

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.06.010

Gastroenterology
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 813-820 , September 2010

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