Severity, Treatment, and Outcome of Acute Pancreatitis in Thailand: The First Comprehensive Review Using Revised Atlanta Classification

Table 1

Characteristics of the 250 patients with acute pancreatitis.

Age in years	58 ± 17
Male	140 (56)
Comorbidities	180 (72)
Hypertension	117 (47)
Diabetes	64 (26)
Dyslipidemia	35 (14)
Malignancy	29 (12)
Cardiovascular disease	28 (11)
Chronic kidney disease	16 (6)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	5 (2)
HIV/AIDS	3 (1)
Department of admission
Medicine	173 (69)
Surgery	77 (31)
Signs and symptoms
Abdominal pain	247 (99)
Back pain	160 (64)
Altered consciousness	2 (1)
Dyspnea	1 (0.4)
Duration of symptoms in hours	24 (7–48)
Serum pancreatic enzymes
Amylase ≥ 3 times upper limit of normal	229 (95)
Lipase ≥ 3 times upper limit of normal	212 (95)
Amylase and lipase ≥ 3 times upper limits of normal	196 (91)
Performance of CT	62 (25)
Number of days after admission	5 (1–39)
Etiology of AP
Gallstones	113 (45)
Alcohol-related disease	41 (16)
Post-ERCP	35 (14)
Miscellaneous	24 (10)
Idiopathic	37 (15)

Age and BMI are presented as mean ± standard deviation; all other data are presented as n (%) or median (range). AP: acute pancreatitis; CT: computed tomography; ERCP: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.