Comparison of early enteral nutrition in severe acute pancreatitis with prebiotic fiber supplementation versus standard enteral solution: A prospective randomized double-blind study

Table 1 Demographic features and baseline biochemical, prognostic indices in study and control groups

	Study group(n = 15)	Control group(n = 15)	P
Mean age (SD)	47.3 (16.8)	44.9 (11.2)	NS
Sex (Male:Female)	6:9	8:7	NS
Body mass index mean (SD)	24.7 (7.8)	27.1 (9.5)	NS
Interval between onset of symptoms and admission (days) median (range)	2 (1-9)	1 (1-6)	NS
Etiology (n, %)
Biliary	11 (73.3)	12 (80)	NS
Post-ERCP	2 (13.3)	2 (13.3)	NS
Hyperlipidemia	1 (6.6)	1 (6.6)	NS
Idiopathic	1 (6.6)	0 (0)	NS
At admission
Serum amylase, mean (SD) IU/L	545 (232)	498 (277)	NS
Serum lipase, mean (SD) IU/L	554 (167)	396 (187)	NS
Serum CRP, mean (SD) mg/L	232 (97)	244 (104)	NS
Serum prealbumin, mean (SD) mg/L	17.6 (4.5)	19.1 (6.7)	NS
APACHE II score, mean (SD)	9.4 (3.7)	9.6 (3.8)	NS
Balthazar CT score, mean (SD)	8.5 (4.6)	9.1 (5.2)	NS

ERCP: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography; CRP: C-reactive protein; CT: computerized tomography; SD: standard deviation; NS: not significant.