Table 1. Baseline characteristics.
| Variable N (%) | AGPNC, overall N = 150,101 | AGPNC without ERCP N = 106,291 | AGPNC with ERCP N = 43,810 |
| Age, years mean (SD) | 56.4 (19.8) | 56.3 (19.7) | 56.9 (20.1) |
| Female gender | 91,751 (61.1 %) | 63,669 (60.0 %) | 28,082 (64.1 %) |
| Elixhauser Index, median [IQR] | 2 [1,4] | 2 [1,4] | 2 [1,3] |
| Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), total | 22,788 (15.2 %) | 16,722 (15.7 %) | 6,066 (13.9 %) |
| Acute renal failure | 15,098 (10.1 %) | 11,423 (10.8 %) | 3,675 (8.39 %) |
| Sepsis | 8,659 (5.77 %) | 6,126 (5.76 %) | 2,533 (5.78 %) |
| Respiratory failure | 7,212 (4.80 %) | 5,483 (5.16 %) | 1,729 (3.95 %) |
| Shock | 2,545 (1.55 %) | 2,026 (1.91 %) | 519 (1.19 %) |
| In-hospital mortality | 2,009 (1.34 %) | 1,656 (1.56 %) | 353 (0.81 %) |
| Length of stay, days mean (SD) | 5.89 (6.38) | 5.54 (6.31) | 6.73 (6.41) |
AGPNC, acute gallstone-related pancreatitis without cholangitis; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range.