DORM65 Score of Cortes et al for a Diagnostic Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS) in a Patient with Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis

Patient selection: idiopathic acute pancreatitis

Exam: endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)

Outcome: positive EUS such as occult biliary disease, fatty pancreas or chronic pancreatitis

DORM 65 is an acronym derived from the first letter of the parameters.

Parameters:

(1) delayed EUS (D), performed >= 82 days from the most recent episode of acute pancreatitis

(2) obesity (O)

(3) repeat transabdominal ultrasound (TUS) (R), presumably nondiagnostic

(4) male sex (M)

(5) 65 years of age or older (65)

total score =

= SUM(points for all of the parameters)

Interpretation:

• minimum score: -1

• maximum score: 4.5

Performance:

• The area under the ROC curve is 0.77.