Table 3.
Disease severity and CECT findings in 172 radiologi-cally examined patients n (%)
| CECT findings |
Disease severity |
|
| MAP | SAP | |
| Normal (non-diagnostic) | 20 (16.4) | 3 (6.3) |
| Edema in pancreas | 62 (50.8) | 18(37.50 |
| Pancreatic necrosis < 30% | 33 (27) | 14 (27.1) |
| 30% < Pancreatic necrosis > 50% | 5 (4.1) | 13 (27.1)b |
| Pancreatic necrosis > 50% | 2(1.6) | 0 |
b
P < 0.001 vs patients with mild AP. CECT: Contrast-enhanced abdominal computerized tomography; MAP: Mild acute pancreatitis; SAP: Severe acute pancreatitis.