Su1890 Local and Systemic Complications of Acute Pancreatitis According to the Revised Atlanta Classification: A Nation-Wide Multicenter Prospective Study

Guidelines for Antibiotic Prescription in Intensive Care Unit

“…269 Local complications include peripancreatic fluid collections and pancreatic or peripancreatic necrosis (sterile or infected) whereas systemic complications include failure of an organ system (respiratory, cardiovascular, or renal) and exacerbation of a preexisting disorder (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, or chronic liver disease). 270 Patients with mild AP have no evidence of organ failure, local or systemic complications. Moderately severe AP is defined by the presence of transient organ failure lasting less than 48 hours with or without local and systemic complications.…”