Table 1.
Patients and disease characteristics
| LTGN (n = 21) | LATLSN (n = 32) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 56 (21–84) | 57 (20–79) | 0.63 |
| Male, n | 11 | 18 | 0.78 |
| Etiology of pancreatitis, n | 0.08 | ||
| Gallstones | 8 | 15 | |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | 4 | 7 | |
| Alcohol abuse | 3 | 4 | |
| Idiopathic and others | 6 | 6 | |
| Organ dysfunction, n | 0.84 | ||
| Renal | 4 | 7 | |
| Lung | 3 | 6 | |
| Cardiovascular | 3 | 3 | |
| Multiple | 2 | 3 | |
| ASA scores, n | 0.96 | ||
| III | 11 | 17 | |
| IV | 10 | 15 | |
| Charlson index of comorbidities | 2 (0–7) | 2 (0–8) | 0.87 |
| APACHE II socre, n | 0.79 | ||
| 0–8 | 3 | 3 | |
| 8–16 | 14 | 24 | |
| > 16 | 4 | 5 | |
| CT severe index, n | 0.92 | ||
| 0–6 | 5 | 8 | |
| 7–10 | 16 | 24 | |
| Pancreatic necrosis, n | 0.70 | ||
| < 30% | 2 | 2 | |
| 30–50% | 6 | 6 | |
| > 50% | 13 | 23 | |
| Inflammatory markers on operation time | |||
| White cell count (× 109/L) | 12.3 (2.9–32.6) | 13.2 (4.8–27.5) | 0.62 |
| C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 156 (17.9–348) | 148 (6.97–412) | 0.30 |
| Procalcitonin (ng/ml) | 1.02 (0.07–100) | 0.95 (0.09–74.8) | 0.28 |
| Maximum length of necrotic collection (cm) | 9.3 (5.0–18.2) | 8.6 (6.1–15.5) | 0.39 |
| Infected necrosis, n | 19 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Tertiary referral, n | 16 | 25 | 0.87 |
| Time to intervention from onset of pancreatitis (days) | 37 (25–119) | 35 (29–372) | 0.69 |
| Site of thrombus, n | 0.59 | ||
| Splenic vein | 14 | 19 | |
| Portal-splenic vein | 7 | 13 |