Table 3.
The bedside index for severity in acute pancreatitis prognosis system[25]
| Parameters | |
| Blood urea nitrogen | BUN > 25 mg/dL |
| Impaired mental status | Conscious status impairment |
| Systemic inflammatory response | SIRS criteria presence1 |
| Age | > 60 yr |
| Pleural effusion | Pleural effusion at X ray |
1
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome: presence of ≥ 2 criteria. Heart rate > 90 bpm; Temperature > 38 ºC or < 36 ºC; Respiratory rate > 20 bpm or PaCO2 < 32 mmHg; Leucocytes > 12.000 or < 4.000/mm3 or > 10% immature forms. BUN: blood urea nitrogen; SIRS: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome.