To the Editor:We read with interest the review paper by Tao et al.on thetopic of early severe acute pancreatitis (EASP,defined as severeacute pancreatitis according to the Altanta criteria,with organdysfunction within 72 h after the start of symptoms) in a recentissue of the World Journal of Gastroenterology.It addressesan important problem in patients with severe acute pancreatitis,namely early organ dysfunction and its effect on outcomes. To the Editor: We read with interest the review paper by Tao et al. On thetopic of early severe acute pancreatitis (EASP, defined as severeacute pancreatitis according to the Altanta criteria, with organdysfunction within 72 h after the start of symptoms) in a recentissue of the World Journal of Gastroenterology. lt addresses an important problem in patients with severe acute pancreatitis, ie early organ dysfunction and its effect on outcomes.