Revised Atlanta classification
Gastroenterology and hepatology
Also known as: Revidierte Atlanta-Klassifikation (akute Pankreatitis) · Revize Atlanta sınıflaması · Revised Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis (2012)
What it is for
International consensus definitions for acute pancreatitis: severity grades and the names of local fluid collections.
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Mild | no organ failure and no local or systemic complications |
| Moderately severe | transient organ failure (resolving within 48 hours) and/or local or systemic complications without persistent organ failure |
| Severe | persistent organ failure lasting more than 48 hours |
| Organ failure | assessed with the modified Marshall scoring system |
| Collections in interstitial oedematous pancreatitis | acute peripancreatic fluid collection (APFC) in the first 4 weeks, without a defined wall; pancreatic pseudocyst after 4 weeks, encapsulated, without necrotic content |
| Collections in necrotising pancreatitis | acute necrotic collection (ANC) in the first 4 weeks, without a defined wall; walled-off necrosis (WON) after 4 weeks, encapsulated necrosis |
Source
Classification of acute pancreatitis--2012: revision of the Atlanta classification and definitions by international consensus
Gut 2013;62:102–111 (Banks PA et al.)
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302779
PMID: 23100216
- Edition
- Revised Atlanta classification 2012 (published 2013)
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