Table 2.
Characteristics of drug-induced acute pancreatitis hospitalizations that occurred in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean hospitals.
| Hospitalization Total n = 90 |
Normal values rangea |
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| Characteristics | ||
| Length of stay, mean (SD) | 7 (8) | |
| ICU visit, n (%) | 3 (3.3) | |
| Medication number used, median (range) | 10 (2–22) | |
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| Lab values (median (range))b | ||
| Lipase in U/L (n = 89) | 1010 (30–78, 762) | 11–82 |
| Amylase in U/L (n = 89) | 139 (6–8244) | 29–103 |
| Triglycerides in mmol/L (n = 59) | 1.3 (0.6–5.2) | 0.00–2.2 |
| Total calcium in mmol/L (n = 56) | 2.2 (1.8–2.5) | 2.2–2.6 |
| C-reactive protein in mg/mL (n = 26) | 51.8 (0.4–463.1) | 0–10 |
SD = Standard deviation; ICU = Intensive care unit; n = number. aAccording to the normal values' range used by the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. bOnly if the information was available in the medical chart.