From: Circulating nucleosomes as predictive markers of severe acute pancreatitis
Variable | Mild | Moderately severe | Severe |
---|---|---|---|
(n = 23) | (n = 27) | (n = 24) | |
Male sex, (%) | 15 (65) | 19 (70) | 23 (96) |
Age (years) | 44 (37–64) | 52 (44–61) | 43 (37–51) |
Etiology of acute pancreatitis, (%) | |||
Alcohol | 13 (57) | 20 (74) | 21 (88) |
Biliary | 6 (26) | 7 (26) | 1 (4) |
Idiopathic or other | 4 (17) | 0 | 2 (8) |
Duration of symptoms (hr) | 24 (12–60) | 24 (12–48) | 24 (12–48) |
CRP on admission (mg/L) | 8 (5–17) | 84 (9–231) | 109 (15–292) |
Creatinine on admission (μmol/L) | 59 (49–68) | 61 (53–101) | 92 (66–243) |
APACHE II | 6 (1–7) | 8 (5–10) | 8 (6–15) |
SOFA on admission | 0 (0–1) | 1 (1–3) | 4 (1–6) |
MMS on admission | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–4) | 1 (1–4) |
MMS < 2 on admission, (%) | 23 (100) | 21 (78) | 14 (58) |
MMS ≥ 2 on admission, (%) | 0 | 6 (22) | 10 (42) |
Mechanical invasive ventilation, (%) | 0 | 1 (4) | 22 (92) |
Haemodialysis, (%) | 0 | 0 | 16 (67) |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 4 (3–6) | 11 (9–15) | 28 (17–35) |
Mortality, (%) | 0 | 1 (4) | 7 (29) |