Natural Progression of Biochemical Markers of Biliary Tract Obstruction in Patients with Gallstone Pancreatitis

Table 1

Patient characteristics in the Decrescendo and Crescendo-Decrescendo groups.

	Decrescendo	Crescendo-Decrescendo	𝑃
	𝑛=94	𝑛=49
Age (years)	33 (26–52)	41 (31–54)	.02
Female gender	𝑛=78 (83%)	𝑛=39 (80%)	.67
Pain <48 hours prior to Admission	47%	65%	.05
Length of stay (days)	6 (4–7.5)	6 (5–12.5)	.01