Research Article
Parenteral Nutrition Combined with Enteral Nutrition for Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Table 1
Characteristics of study patients.
| | Group I | Group II | P value | | n = 59 | n = 71 |
| Age in years (average) | 51 | 52.5 | | Male | 27 | 31 | | Female | 32 | 40 | | Etiology | | | | Gallstones | 25 (49.01%) | 34 (47.88%) | | Alcohol | 21 (41.17%) | 28 (39.43%) | | Idiopathic | 3 (5.88%) | 6 (8.45%) | | Drug Induced | 2 (3.92%) | 3 (4.22%) | | Duration of symptom of disease at the time of admission (days in mean ± SD and range) | 2.63 ± 0.73 (1–5) | 2.77 ± 1.01 (1–5) | 0.247a |
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Mann-Whitney U-Test.
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