Treatment of abdominal compartment syndrome in severe acute pancreatitis patients with traditional Chinese medicine

Table 1 Demographic data, serum level of amylase, CTSI score, APACHE II score, ICP data and severity grade ratio of the two groups when hospitalized (mean ± SD)

	Study group (n = 40)	Control group (n = 40)
Age (yr)	54.2 ± 7.4	54.6 ± 8.1
Sex (male/female)	20/20	18/22
serum levels of amylase (U/L)	328.23 ± 13.89	354.51 ± 14.22
ICP (cmH2O)	19.5 ± 3.4	18.7 ± 3.6
CTSI score	7.85 ± 1.1	7.90 ± 1.4
APACHE II score	17.51 ± 4.51	18.2 ± 3.87
ACS rate (%)	17.5	20.0
Severity grade (II/III)	22/8	23/7