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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2006; 12(30): 4892-4896
Published online Aug 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i30.4892
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients investigated in this study
Group 1non-survivors(n = 6)Group 2survivors(n = 15)P value
Age (yr)169 (41-77)52 (29-69)0.22
Sex ratio (M/F)5/110/5
Duration of symptoms before admission (h)149.5 (12-104)17 (4-120)0.09
Etiology
Ethanol/gallstone/other3/2/15/8/2
Disease severity
Predicted severity by Ranson’s score15.5 (1-8)3 (2-7)0.18
Predicted severity by Glasgow criteria12.5 (2-6)2 (0-6)0.45
APACHE II at the time of admission112 (4-15)6 (3-16)0.128
APACHE II on the third hospital day114 (10-29)7 (0-10)0.005
Outcome
Necrosis/No necrosis/No data25/0/15/9/1
Remote organ dysfunction13 (2-5)0 (0-2)0.0016