Pancreatic function, quality of life and costs at long-term follow-up after acute pancreatitis

Table 1 Patient characteristics and parameters during the acute care for pancreatitis, divided into mild and severe acute pancreatitis cases

Parameter	Mild acute pancreatitis	Severe acute pancreatitis	All patients	Difference between groups (P)
Gender, male	10	6	16	0.79
Etiology
Gallstone	16 (62)	4 (29)	20 (50)	0.096
Alcohol	5 (19)	5 (36)	10 (25)	0.278
Post ERCP	0	3 (21)	3 (8)	0.037
Unknown	5 (19)	2 (14)	7 (18)	1.0
Other diseases	13 (50)	5 (36)	18 (45)	0.39
ASA class1	1.5 (1-2)	1 (1-1.75)	1 (1-2)	0.14
APACHE II1	6 (5-7)	7 (6-10)	6 (5-7)	0.012
Weight loss	13 (50)	11 (79)	24 (60)	0.079
Weight loss in kg1	5 (1.5-6)	9 (7-10)	6.4 ± 4.7	0.003
			6 (3-9)
Pancreatic surgery	0	4 (29)	4 (10)	0.004
Pancreatic pseudocysts	0	7 (50)	7 (18)	< 0.001
Hospital stay in days1	7.5 (4-9)	18 (16-24)	10 (6-16)	< 0.001
ICU stay	0	8 (57)	8 (20)	< 0.001

Values are median and in parentheses are percentages or

¹interquartile range. ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ICU: Intensive care unit.