Ranson Criteria – Old is Gold in Evaluating Acute Pancreatitis?

• Published in: Journal of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University 2024-04, Vol.19 (2), p.219-223
• Main Authors: Mahajan, Ojas, Mahajan, Satish, Khurana, Kashish, Raut, Sarang, Pantbalekundri, Nikhil
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0974-3901; 2250-1231
• DOI: 10.4103/jdmimsu.jdmimsu_584_22

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a communal gastrointestinal condition that can vary in severity and morbidity. The “Ranson Score,” which was created in 1974, was the 1 st scoring scheme to predict the cruelty of AP. While the “Ranson Score” has remained popular for decades, it is to have some flaws, such as limited predictive power. It has also been chastised for requiring 48 h to compute the concluding score, which has been found to cause administration delays. Using the electronic databases Medline, PubMed, Embase, and Google, a literature search in English was carried out. The exploration terms were Ranson Criteria OR “Ranson Score” OR AP OR Diagnostic Criteria. Researchers concluded that the “Ranson Score” is comparable to other recent counting systems for classifying AP severity and predicting death, making it a valuable tool for prognosticating AP in contemporary clinical practice. The studies also demonstrated that there is no one best grading system for predicting mortality and severity in AP patients. There are advantages and disadvantages to using each measure, and variations in research outcomes may be attributed to changes in people’s characteristics, AP etiology, and clinical care heterogeneity. The “Ranson Score,” despite being the ancient scoring system known, has preserved its clinical validity over time. These features, combined with its comparative easiness of use and applicability in reserve/constrained situations, make the “Ranson Score” an important and useful instrument in present clinical practice.