Table 2

ICU data from survivors and nonsurvivors of severe acute pancreatitis.


Nonsurvivors
Survivors



Median (IQ range)
Median (IQ range)
p value
IAP max (mmHg)
25 (19.5–27.5)
18 (13.3–22.8)
0.043
SOFA max
14 (12.5–16)
10.5 (7.3–11.8)
0.003
ICU stay (days)
27 (7.0–54.0)
15.5 (7.3–20.8)
0.257
Hospital stay (days)
28 (9.5–107.5)
26 (20.0–37.5)
0.986
CRP at admission (mg/l)
293 (212–385)
316 (246–378)
0.671
APACHE II
19 (17.0–22.5)
13 (10.0–17.0)
0.001
Lactate max (mmol/l)
2.7 (2.1–7.1)
1.5 (1.3–2.1)
0.006
BE min (mmol/l)
-10.5 (-13.2-(-8.0))
-1.3 (-6.6-(-1.3))
<0.001
Creatinine max (mmol/l)
338 (181.5–547)
140.5 (67.5–280.3)
0.020

IAP, Intra-abdominal pressure; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; BMI, body mass index; ICU, intensive care unit; CRP, C-reactive protein; APACHE II, Acure Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation; BE, base excess

Keskinen et al. World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2007 2:2   doi:10.1186/1749-7922-2-2