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