Research Article

Association between Timing of Surgical Intervention and Mortality in 15,813 Acute Pancreatitis

Table 1

Baselines between died and survived patients after surgical intervention.

CharacteristicsDied ()Survived ()

Age (year, mean (SD))48.21 (13.32)45.43 (12.67)0.094
Male, (%)39 (62.90)741 (66.52)0.654
Lab indicator
 High-density lipoprotein on admissionª (mmol/L, mean (SD))0.43 (0.31)0.60 (0.37)0.001
 Amylase on admissionª (U/L, mean (SD))635.79 (647.36)259.47 (537.16)<0.001
 White blood cell count on admissionª (109/L, mean (SD))11.92 (5.25)10.82 (6.51)0.208
 Maximum preoperative creatinineª (μmol/L, mean (SD))217.34 (190.20)89.10 (103.13)<0.001
Infection, (%)37 (59.68)426 (38.24)0.001
Organ failure before surgical intervention
 Respiratory failure, (%)2 (3.23)34 (3.05)1.000
 Circulatory failure, (%)49 (79.03)473 (42.46)<0.001
 Kidney failure, (%)37 (59.68)134 (12.03)<0.001
Time from the onset to admission (day, mean (SD))11.55 (14.96)23.69 (36.12)0.009
Time from the onset to surgical intervention (day, mean (SD))23.03 (16.33)35.07 (35.60)0.008
Total hospital stay (day, mean (SD))32.21 (27.54)31.50 (24.90)0.829

SD: standard deviation; (%): number and percentage; indicates statistical significance; aDifferent missing rates 2.7%, 8.3%, 4.2%, and 2.7% for high-density lipoprotein, amylase, white blood cell count on admission, and maximum preoperative creatinine, respectively.