Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of all patients on admission
| Age (years)a | 39.2 ± 13.7 |
| Gender (M/F) | 78/36 (68.4/31.6) |
| Aetiology (alcohol/gallstone/others) N (%) | 57/35/22 (50/30.7/19.3) |
| APACHE II (24 h)a | 8.3 ± 5.9 |
| CRP (mg/l) (48 h)a | 142.2 ± 61.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2)a | 23.2 ± 1.9 |
| MOFS differencea | 0.2 ± 1.3 |
| CTSIa | 7.6 ± 2.8 |
| No OF/transient OF/persistent OF, N (%) | 37/34/43 (32.5/29.8/37.7) |
BMI, Body Mass Index; CRP, C-reactive protein; CTSI, Computerized Tomography Severity Index; DBA, duration between onset of pain and admission; MOFS, Modified Organ Failure Score; N, number of patients; OF, organ failure.
a
Mean ±standard deviation.