Table 6.
Pairwise comparison of AUC of pleural effusion volume, C-reactive protein and different scoring systems in 465 patients with acute pancreatitis.
| Characteristics | Severe AP |
Infection |
Procedure |
ICU admission |
Organ failure |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z value | p-Value | Z value | p-Value | Z value | p-Value | Z value | p-Value | Z value | p-Value | |
| PEV vs. CRP level | 5.427 | <.0001* | 3.698 | .0002* | 2.216 | .0267* | 2.750 | .0060* | 2.247 | .0247* |
| PEV vs. Ranson Score | 1.847 | .0648 | 2.287 | .0222* | 0.993 | .3209 | 2.034 | .0419* | 1.563 | .1180 |
| PEV vs. BISAP Score | 2.792 | .0052* | 1.618 | .1057 | 1.176 | .2395 | 1.596 | .1105 | 0.637 | .5244 |
| PEV vs. Marshall Score | 4.298 | <.0001* | 2.367 | .0179* | 1.092 | .2750 | 1.956 | .0505 | 0.747 | .4550 |
| PEV vs. APACHE II Score | 3.103 | .0019* | 1.667 | .0955 | 0.839 | .4015 | 0.00377 | .9970 | 1.624 | .1044 |
| PEV vs. CTSI Score | 4.862 | <.0001* | 2.914 | .0036* | 2.190 | .0285* | 2.636 | .0084* | 2.139 | .0325* |
| PEV vs. EPIC Score | 5.215 | <.0001* | 3.058 | .0022* | 2.477 | .0133* | 2.712 | .0067* | 1.894 | .0582* |
| CRP level vs. Ranson Score | 6.418 | <.0001* | 1.880 | .0601 | 1.371 | .1705 | 0.793 | .4277 | 0.909 | .3634 |
| CRP level vs. BISAP Score | 3.247 | .0012* | 2.416 | .0157* | 1.184 | .2363 | 1.204 | .2284 | 1.730 | .0836 |
| CRP level vs. Marshall Score | 1.341 | .1799 | 1.512 | .1305 | 1.234 | .2170 | 0.732 | .4639 | 1.712 | .0869 |
| CRP level vs. APACHE II Score | 7.558 | <.0001* | 5.689 | <.0001* | 3.159 | .0016* | 2.959 | .0031* | 3.958 | .0001* |
| CRP level vs. CTSI Score | 0.993 | .3205 | 0.821 | .4119 | 0.0577 | .9540 | 0.0795 | .9367 | 0.0778 | .9380 |
| CRP level vs. EPIC Score | 0.539 | .5897 | 1.001 | .3168 | 0.202 | .8396 | 0.126 | .8998 | 0.492 | .6228 |
| Ranson vs. BISAP Score | 3.939 | .0001* | 0.589 | .5562 | 0.0748 | .9404 | 0.563 | .5738 | 0.969 | .3324 |
| Ranson vs. Marshall Score | 5.218 | <.0001* | 0.511 | .6092 | 0.204 | .8385 | 0.0408 | .9675 | 0.615 | .5384 |
| Ranson vs. APACHE II Score | 0.924 | .3553 | 3.991 | <.0001* | 2.100 | .0357* | 2.466 | .0137* | 3.569 | .0004* |
| Ranson vs. CTSI Score | 5.971 | <.0001* | 1.144 | .2527 | 1.265 | .2059 | 0.657 | .5110 | 0.809 | .4187 |
| Ranson vs. EPIC Score | 6.043 | <.0001* | 1.083 | .2789 | 1.509 | .1314 | 0.673 | .5009 | 0.472 | .6370 |
| BISAP vs. Marshall Score | 2.354 | .0186* | 1.234 | .2172 | 0.140 | .8885 | 0.587 | .5569 | 0.250 | .8024 |
| BISAP vs. APACHE II Score | 5.785 | <.0001* | 3.498 | <.0005* | 2.023 | .0431* | 1.632 | .1027 | 2.293 | .0218 |
| BISAP vs. CTSI Score | 2.734 | .0063* | 1.868 | .0617 | 1.209 | .2267 | 1.180 | .2382 | 1.735 | .0828 |
| BISAP vs. EPIC Score | 2.816 | .0049* | 1.669 | .0951 | 1.372 | .1701 | 1.151 | .2497 | 1.352 | .1763 |
| Marshall vs. APACHE II Score | 6.886 | <.0001* | 4.242 | <.0001* | 1.908 | .0564 | 2.066 | .0388* | 2.216 | .0267* |
| Marshall vs. CTSI Score | 0.354 | .7234 | 0.680 | .4965 | 1.076 | .2821 | 0.647 | .5176 | 1.533 | .1254 |
| Marshall vs. EPIC Score | 0.887 | .3749 | 0.642 | .5207 | 1.318 | .1876 | 0.574 | .5658 | 1.213 | .2251 |
| APACHE II vs. CTSI Score | 7.282 | <.0001* | 4.786 | <.0001* | 2.901 | .0037* | 2.590 | .0096* | 3.665 | .0002* |
| APACHE II vs. EPIC Score | 7.123 | <.0001* | 4.652 | <.0001* | 3.316 | .0009* | 2.782 | .0054* | 3.411 | .0006* |
| CTSI vs. EPIC Score | 0.569 | .5691 | 0.00661 | .9947 | 0.239 | .8110 | 0.0333 | .9734 | 0.349 | .7269 |
PEV: pleural effusion volume; AP: acute pancreatitis; ICU: intensive care unit; CRP: C-reactive protein; BISAP: bedside index for severity in acute pancreatitis; APACHE II: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II; CTSI: computed tomography severity index; EPIC: extrapancreatic inflammation on computed tomography; AUC: area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.
*p < .05.