Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of severe acute pancreatitis

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 15, 2004; 10(22): 3336-3338
Published online Nov 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i22.3336

Table 1 Comparison of clinical characteristics (mean ± SD)

Characteristics	Survival (n = 72)	Deceased (n = 22)	Total (n = 94)
Mean age (yr)	49.7 ± 14.9^b	62.8 ± 14.4	52.7 ± 15.8
(range)	(15-82)	(42-83)	(15-83)
Gender (male/female)	45/27	10/12	55/39
Etiology (biliary/non-biliary)	31/41	12/10	43/51
Hospitalization (d)	84.4 ± 65.3^b	26.2 ± 28.2	70.8 ± 63.7
(range)	(8-253)	(1-94)	(1-253)
APACHE II score	6.3 ± 3.5^b	12.5 ± 6.8	7.72 ± 5.2
(range)	(0-14)	(1-33)	(0-33)

^bP < 0.01 vs deceased group.

Table 2 Comparison of local complications

Local complications	Survival (n = 72)	Deceased (n = 22)	Total (n = 94)
Necrosis, n (%)	47 (5.3)^b	7 (31.8)	54 (57.4)
Abscess, n (%)	23 (31.4)^a	2 (9.1)	25 (26.6)
Pseudocyst, n (%)	11 (15.3)	0 (0)	11 (11.7)

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs deceased group.

Table 3 Comparison of the number of organ/systemic failure

Number of organ/ systemic failure	Survival (n = 72)	Deceased (n = 22)	Total (n = 94)
1, n (%)	23 (31.9)^a	2 (9.1)	25 (26.6)
2, n (%)	10 (13.9)	6 (4.5)	16 (17.0)
3, n (%)	3 (4.2)^a	4 (18.2)	7 (7.4)
4, n (%)	0 (0)^b	7 (31.8)	7 (7.4)
5, n (%)	0 (0)^a	3 (13.6)	3 (3.2)
Total, n (%)	36 (50.0)^b	22 (100.0)	58 (61.7)

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs deceased group.

Table 4 Comparison of the features of organ/systemic failure

Organ/systemic failure	Survival (n = 72)	Deceased (n = 22)	Total (n = 94)
Multiple organ/systemic failures n (%)	13 (18.1)^b	20 (90.9)	33 (35.1)
Respiratory n (%)	13 (18.1)^b	20 (90.9)	33 (35.1)
Renal n (%)	3 (4.2)b	11 (50.0)	14 (14.9)
Gastrointestinal n (%)	11 (15.3)	7 (31.8)	18 (19.1)
Hepatic n (%)	12 (16.7)	3 (13.6)	15 (15.9)
Neurologic n (%)	6 (8.3)	2 (9.1)	8 (8.5)
Cardiovascular n (%)	2 (2.8)^b	19 (86.4)	21 (22.3)
Hematological n (%)	2 (2.8)^b	6 (27.3)	8 (8.5)

^bP < 0.01 vs deceased group.

Table 5 Frequency of organ/systemic failure

Organ/systemic	Number of organ/systemic failure	Frequency (%)
Respiratory	33	35.1
Renal	14	14.9
Gastrointestinal	18	19.1
Hepatic	15	15.9
Neurologic	8	8.5
Cardiovascular	21	22.3
Hematological	8	8.5

Table 6 Independent factors of the logistic regression model

Variable	OR	OR 95% confidence interval	P
Respiratory failure	186.5	9.942-999.0	0.006
Cardiovascular failure	29.9	2.243-999.0	0.021
Renal failure	118.7	3.784-999.0	0.029
Hospitalization, days	0.957	0.908-0.989	0.037

Citation: Kong L, Santiago N, Han TQ, Zhang SD. Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of severe acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(22): 3336-3338
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i22/3336.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i22.3336