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Adds the five admission and six 48-hour Ranson criteria for acute pancreatitis; three or more predicts a severe course.
Ranson criteria
Score = admission criteria (0-5) + 48-hour criteria (0-6); 3 or more predicts severe acute pancreatitis
Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.
Six of the eleven criteria are 48-hour changes, which limits Ranson's usefulness for immediate triage.
BISAP and the modified Glasgow score can be applied earlier, and APACHE II is used in critical care.