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Table II.

Effect of lavage with the addition of 62.5 U/ml ulinastatin (MUL) to lavage fluid on amylase and lipase activity in plasma, arterial blood gases and the histological degree of pancreatitis.

Parameter	Control	SAP	SL	MUL	IU
Plasma
Amylase, U/l	1831.1 (437.6)^a	10172.0 (1286.0)	5651.8 (1293.9)^a	3426.8 (484.4)^a	6275.1 (988.5)^a
Lipase, U/l	42.8 (21.4)^a	3789.4 (496.5)	2476.9 (618.5)^a	1398.8 (384.2)^a	2478.5 (385.2)^a
Arterial blood
pH	7.26 (0.04)^a	7.04 (0.06)	7.07 (0.06)	7.18 (0.06)^a	7.05 (0.06)
Lactic acid, mmol/l	3.40 (1.07)^a	5.45 (1.04)	3.62 (0.59)^a	3.33 (0.74)^a	5.04 (1.01)
Base excess, mmol/l	6.83 (1.33)^a	18.99 (1.35)	17.88 (1.00)^b	16.74 (1.07)^a	18.61 (1.25)
Histological gradings^c
Necrosis	0^a	3	3	2^a	3
Edema	0^a	3	2–3^b	1^a	2^a
Inflammation	0^a	3	3	1–2^a	1–2^a

P<0.01

P<0.05 vs. the SAP group

calculated according to Rongione's standards. Data for plasma and arterial blood are presented as the mean (standard deviation). SAP, severe acute pancreatitis; SL, saline lavage; MUL, medium-dose ulinastatin lavage; IU, intravenous ulinastatin.