Table 1.

Characteristics of 74 patients with or without organ failure

	Organ failure (n = 47)	No organ failure (n = 27)	Sig.
Age (Y)	4815	4915	NS
Gender (M/F)	26/21	14/13	NS
Etiology
Gallstones	21	11	NS
Non-gallstones	26	16
APACHE II scores	29 ± 7	23 ± 3	< 0.001
Mortality (%)	12/47 (25.5)	0	< 0.05