Review
Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2008; 14(5): 675-684
Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.675
Table 5 Markers of mortality
MarkerReference
1 Obesity[111,112]
2 Serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL[21]
3 Pleura effusion on chest radiograph[21]
4 Early nonenhanced CT[157]
5 Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS)[6,92]
6 Pancreatic necrosis (PN)[6,92]
7 Infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN)[6,92]
8 Interleukin-6 (IL-6)[90]
9 Reactive nitrogen intermediates (RNIs)[58,156]