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Ranson's criteria for pancreatitis mortality prediction
Ranson's criteria for predicting mortality in pancreatitis.
Score: 0
Predicted mortality about 1%
Assessment
<3
Predicted mortality about 1%
3-4
Predicted mortality of 15%
5-6
Predicted mortality of 40%
>6
Predicted mortality of 100%
Age greater than 55 on admission?
Yes
1 points
No
0 points
WBC greater than 16K/cubic mm on admission?
Yes
1 points
No
0 points
Blood glucose greater than 200 mg% on admission?
Yes
1 points
No
0 points
Serum LDH greater than 350 IU/L on admission?
Yes
1 points
No
0 points
Serum SGOT greater than 250 SF units on admission?
Yes
1 points
No
0 points
Hematocrit fall more than 10% within 48 hrs of admission?
Yes
1 points
No
0 points
BUN rise more than 5 mg/dl within 48 hrs of admission?
Yes
1 points
No
0 points
Serum calcium less than 8 mg% within 48 hrs of admission?
Yes
1 points
No
0 points
Arterial pO2 less than 60 mmHg within 48 hrs of admission?
Yes
1 points
No
0 points
Base deficit less than 4 mEq/L within 48 hrs of admission?
Yes
1 points
No
0 points
Fluid sequestration more than 6L within 48 hrs of admission?
Yes
1 points
No
0 points
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