title: A comparison of the Ranson, Glasgow, and APACHE II scoring systems to a multiple organ system score in predicting patient outcome in pancreatitis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Systems for evaluating acute pancreatitis are useful in hospitalized patients. Traditional systems of evaluation are well established but might be outdated. We propose a Multiple Organ System Score (MOSS) containing data that are more consistently collected and which are accurate in predicting patient outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective chart review of 49 patients was completed. We determined if the physician obtained all of the variables necessary to calculate Ranson, Glasgow, or APACHE II scores, if these scores were predictive of patient outcome in the form of length of hospital stay (LOS), and if new, more frequently evaluated variables could be used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  None of the patients could be assigned complete scores. According to Spearman rank correlation, both Glasgow and MOSS showed correlation with patient outcome when APACHE II and Ranson did not.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although larger studies should be performed, the MOSS is useful in predicting outcomes of patients with acute pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, P.O. Box 26901 WP 2140, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Daniel L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Kent D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Denson
authors.forename: Mary M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: Larry R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Pennington
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome