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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2008; 14(22): 3574-3578
Published online Jun 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3574
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 ± 7.454.6 ± 8.1
Sex (male/female)20/2018/22
serum levels of amylase (U/L)328.23 ± 13.89354.51 ± 14.22
ICP (cmH2O)19.5 ± 3.418.7 ± 3.6
CTSI score7.85 ± 1.17.90 ± 1.4
APACHE II score17.51 ± 4.5118.2 ± 3.87
ACS rate (%)17.520.0
Severity grade (II/III)22/823/7
Table 2 ICP and APACHE II score of the two groups (n = 40, mean ± SD)
ICP
APACHE II scores
Study groupControl groupPStudy groupControl groupP
HPd19.5 ± 3.418.7 ± 3.617.51 ± 4.5118.2 ± 3.87
Day 116.5 ± 3.217.4 ± 3.816.44 ± 3.5417.85 ± 4.12
Day 215.8 ± 2.516.2 ± 1.914.21 ± 4.2316.55 ± 3.98
Day 315.6 ± 2.715.9 ± 3.19.66 ± 1.88c13.46 ± 1.93< 0.05
Day 48.2 ± 1.5a15.2 ± 3.7< 0.057.41 ± 1.72c12.37 ± 2.21< 0.05
Day 58.7 ± 3.2a14.7 ± 2.9< 0.054.63 ± 1.46c10.78 ± 2.01< 0.05
Day 67.9 ± 3.9a7.5 ± 3.5a4.33 ± 2.01c5.23 ± 2.67c
Day 77.4 ± 2.8a8.1 ± 2.7a3.78 ± 1.53c4.21 ± 1.62c
Table 3 Relief time of abdominalgia and burbulence, ascites quantity on day 7 of treatment in the two groups (mean ± SD)
Study group (n = 40)Control group (n = 40)P-value
Relief time of abdominalgia (d)4.27 ± 0.87a10.85 ± 1.210.035
Relief time of burbulence (d)6.94 ± 1.22a13.27 ± 3.670.021
Ascites quantity (mL)457.25 ± 34.21a927.84 ± 27.450.038
Table 4 Mortality rate, cyst formation rate and hospitalization time of the two groups (mean ± SD)
Study group (n = 40)Control group (n = 40)P-value
Mortality rate (%)7.5 (3/40)20.0 (8/40)0.194
Cyst formation rate (%)10.0 (4/40)a32.5 (13/40)0.029
Hospitalization time (d)16.59 ± 3.89a29.58 ± 4.520.037