Report by: Charleen Liu and Charlotte Haldene, Medical Students

Search checked by: John Butler Consultant

Institution: Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK

A short-cut review was carried out to establish whether C-reactive protein (CRP) or lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were better at assessing the severity of pancreatic necrosis in patients with acute pancreatitis. A total of 29 papers was found using the reported searches, of which five presented the best evidence to answer the …