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Calculator: Ranson criteria for pancreatitis prognosis


 Calculator: Ranson criteria for pancreatitis prognosis

 
Criteria present at 0 hours:

 Age >55 years old (1 point)

 WBC >16,000/microL (1 point)

 Glucose >200 mg/dL [>11.1 mmol/L] (1 point)

 LDH >350 international units/L [>5.83 microkat/L] (1 point)

 AST >250 international units/L [>4.17 microkat/L] (1 point)
Criteria present at 48 hours:

 Hematocrit fall of 10% or greater (1 point)

 BUN rise of 5 mg/dL [1.8 mmol/L] or more despite fluids (1 point)

 Serum calcium <8 mg/dL [<2 mmol/L] (1 point)

 pO2 <60 mmHg [<8 kPa] (1 point)

 Base deficit >4 mEq/L [>4 mmol/L] (1 point)

 Fluid sequestration >6000 mL (1 point)

 
Total criteria point count:
 

 

 Ranson score interpretation

 
0 to 2 points: Mortality 0 to 3 percent
3 to 5 points: Mortality 11 to 15 percent
6 to 11 points: Mortality ≥40 percent

 
Notes
  • Mortality increases with an increasing score.
  • Please see appropriate UpToDate topic reviews for further information.
  • WBC: white blood cell; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; AST: alanine aminotransferase; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; pO2: partial pressure of oxygen.

 
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