Revised Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis - what is acute pancreatitis - severity classes
Acute pancreatitis is a commonly seen disease in the surgical outpatient department as well as in medicine. Classification of acute pancreatitis has undergone a world of change since the Atlanta classification in 1992.
With the Modified Marshall scoring system coming up for severity assessment, the revised Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis 2012 is the best version so far.
The first small talk video on pancreatitis deals with the questions such as "What is pancreatitis?", Definition of pancreatitis, phases, and severity important for the management of acute pancreatitis and the nomenclature of various phases as well as types of pancreatitis such as interstitial edematous pancreatitis, acute necrotizing pancreatitis, acute necrotic collection, acute peripancreatic fluid collection, walled off necrosis and so on.
The current management of acute pancreatitis also relies on phases of pancreatitis and this has also been discussed in this video.
We attempt to simplify the classification, severity and phases of acute pancreatitis to help in easy understanding as well as for reproduction in exam. So, let us enjoy the discussion now..