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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2007; 13(13): 1966-1969
Published online Apr 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i13.1966
Published online Apr 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i13.1966
Table 1 Characteristics of severe acute pancreatitis patients with early (≤ 14 d after admission) and late death (>14 d after admission)
Early death(n = 44) | Late death(n = 61) | P value | |
Age, yr (range) | 54.7 (34-93) | 56.3 (30-84) | 0.904 |
Gender | 0.147 | ||
Females | 32 (72.7%) | 36 (59.0%) | |
Males | 12 (27.3%) | 25 (41.0%) | |
Etiology | |||
Biliary | 13 (29.5%) | 32 (52.5%) | 0.019 |
Alcoholic | 13 (29.5%) | 11 (18.0%) | 0.166 |
Idiopathic | 12 (27.3%) | 7 (27.9%) | 0.946 |
Other | 6 (13.7%) | 1 (1.6%) | |
Ranson’s score | 3.9 (1-9) | 4.1 (1-8) | 0.676 |
APACHE-II score | 22.4 (9-31) | 24.5(11-32) | 0.732 |
BMI, (Kg/m2) | 24.5 (18-39) | 23.6 (19-48) | 0.814 |
Comorbidity | 0.557 | ||
No comorbidity | 9 (20.5%) | 9 (32.1%) | |
1-2 organ systems | 22 (50.0%) | 22 (50.0%) | |
3-4 organ systems | 8 (18.2%) | 17 (27.9%) | |
> 4 organ systems | 5 (11.3%) | 4 (6.6%) |
- Citation: Fu CY, Yeh CN, Hsu JT, Jan YY, Hwang TL. Timing of mortality in severe acute pancreatitis: Experience from 643 patients. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(13): 1966-1969
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i13/1966.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i13.1966