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The clinical severity and complications of acute pancreatitis (AP) can be highly variable. While the majority of patients develop a mild course, 5–15% develop severe disease, with mortality approaching 50% in some cases [1–8]. This clinical variability led to a need for accepted definitions of severity and complications to aid study and guide management.