Early laboratory biomarkers for severity in acute pancreatitis; A systematic review and meta-analysis

Acute pancreatitis is complicated by local and systemic complications in 20–30% of the patients. Accurate prediction of severity may be important for clinical decision making. Our aim is to identify and compare the accuracy of laboratory biomarkers that predict severity and complications in adult patients. Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane Library (1993 to August 2020) were searched for studies with an unselected population of...