The New Revised Classification of Acute Pancreatitis 2012

• Published in: The Surgical clinics of North America Vol. 93; no. 3; pp. 549 - 562
• Main Authors: Sarr, Michael G., MD, Banks, Peter A., MD, Bollen, Thomas L., MD, Dervenis, Christos, MD, Gooszen, Hein G., MD, Johnson, Colin D., MChir, FRCS, Tsiotos, Gregory G., MD, Vege, Santhi Swaroop, MD
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-06-2013
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Acute pancreatitis; Classification; Disease Progression; Humans; Interstitial edematous pancreatitis; Necrotizing pancreatitis; Pancreatic Pseudocyst - diagnosis; Pancreatic Pseudocyst - etiology; Pancreatitis - classification; Pancreatitis - complications; Pancreatitis - diagnosis; Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing - classification; Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing - complications; Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing - diagnosis; Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing - microbiology; Severity of Illness Index; Surgery; Terminology as Topic; Interstitial edematous pancreatitis; Acute pancreatitis; Necrotizing pancreatitis; Classification
• ISSN: 0039-6109; 1558-3171
• DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.02.012

This study aims to update the 1991 Atlanta Classification of acute pancreatitis, to standardize the reporting of and terminology of the disease and its complications. Important features of this classification have incorporated new insights into the disease learned over the last 20 years, including the recognition that acute pancreatitis and its complications involve a dynamic process involving two phases, early and late. The accurate and consistent description of acute pancreatitis will help to improve the stratification and reporting of new methods of care of acute pancreatitis across different practices, geographic areas, and countries.