Comparison of integrated Chinese and Western medicine with and without somatostatin supplement in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis

Table 1 Comparison of serum C-reaction protein levels between two groups (mg/L, mean±SD).

Group	d 1	d 4	d 7
Somatostatin	292±145	188±102ac	118±62ac
Basic treatment	287±152	234±110c	165±98c

^aP<0.05 vs basic treatment group;

^cP<0.05 vs previous level.

Table 2 Comparison of APACHE II scores before and after treatment between two groups (mg/L, mean±SD).

Group	d 1	d 4	d 7
Somatostatin	13.80±4.50	10.54±3.36c	4.30±1.08ac
Basic treatment	14.10±4.30	11.21±2.39c	6.21±2.39c

^aP<0.05 vs basic treatment group;

^cP<0.05 vs previous score.

Table 3 Comparison of morbidity of organ dysfunction (episodes).

	Somatostatin group	Basic treatment group
Dysfunction of cardiovascular	4	4
system
Dysfunction of lungs	7	8
Dysfunction of kidneys	2	3
Dysfunction of liver	0	2
Dysfunction of gastro-intestinal system	5	6
Septicemia	3	4