Patients were included if they were over 18 years of age, had been diagnosed with AP based on acute abdominal pain and serum amylase at least three times the normal upper limit and/or radiological evidence of acute pancreatic inflammation.
Edad mayor de 18 años, diagnóstico de PA con base en dolor abdominal agudo y elevación de la amilasa sérica de por lo menos tres veces el límite superior normal y/o evidencia radiológica de inflamación pancreática aguda.