Continuous Hemofiltration Reduces Mortality in Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Summary of pooled results.

Pooled result	Statistical method	Number of studies	MD/OR	95% CI	value	Heterogeneity
						P	I^2
APACHE II score at 24 h after treatment	Random	3	−2.41	−5.16, 0.34	0.09	0.0002	88
APACHE II score at 72 h after treatment	Random	5	−1.8	−3.15, −0.44	0.009	<0.00001	96
CRP at 72 h after treatment (mg/L)	Random	4	−1.56	−2.64, −0.47	0.005	<0.00001	91
ALT at 72 h after treatment (U/L)	Random	3	−0.35	−0.83, 0.13	0.16	0.10	57
Cr at 72 h after treatment (umol/L)	Random	4	−4.96	−7.77, −2.15	0.0005	<0.00001	98
Bun at 72 h after treatment (mmol/L)	Random	4	−3.63	−6.07, −1.20	0.003	<0.00001	97
Abdominal pain relief time (hours)	Random	3	−1.82	−2.93, −0.71	0.001	0.0006	86
Surgery rate	Random	3	0.15	0.03, 0.78	0.02	0.06	64
Mortality rate	Fixed	5	0.57	0.37, 0.85	0.007	0.98	0
Length of hospital stay after treatment (days)	Random	5	−0.51	−2.46, 1.44	0.61	<0.00001	97
Cost of hospitalization (10 000 RMB)	Random	3	−0.72	−1.64, 0.20	0.12	0.002	84

MD, mean difference; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Statistical difference, . Statistical difference, .