Diagnostic criteria for severe pancreatitis

The diagnosis criteria of severe pancreatitis usually include clinical manifestations, abdominal CT examination, serum cholecystokinin determination, etc. The specific analysis is as follows:

1. Clinical manifestations

Severe pancreatitis can form edema locally, stimulate and pull the nerve endings on its capsule, causing severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and other typical symptoms. When the patient has the above symptoms, it can be suspected to be related to severe pancreatitis.

2. Abdominal CT examination

Through abdominal CT examination, if the patient finds swelling of pancreas, uniformity reduction, peripancreatic infiltration, etc., it can be further diagnosed as severe pancreatitis.

3. Serum cholecystokinin determination

Severe pancreatitis will lead to significant increase in serum cholecystokinin patients, so it can be used as a basis for diagnosis of severe pancreatitis.