Air Medical Transportation for Severe Acute Pancreatitis Patients over an Extra Long Distance: Is It Safe Enough?

Table 4

Clinical course and outcomes of severe acute pancreatitis patients transferred to our center.

Variables	All AP patients
IPN treatment
PCD, number (%)	17 (85)
DCNP, number (%)	8 (40)
Endoscopic necrosectomy, number (%)	3 (15)
Open necrosectomy, number (%)	12 (60)
MODS treatment
Mechanical ventilation	17 (85%)
Renal replacement therapy	18 (90%)
Inotropic agents	18 (90%)
Mortality, number (%)	3 (15)
Hospital duration (days)	65 (41.3)
ICU duration (days)	46 (30.6)
Cost (thousand CNY)	476 (267)

ICU—intensive care unit, IPN—infected pancreatic necrosis, PCD—percutaneous catheter drainage, DCNP—double-tube continuous negative pressure suction, MODS—multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables and absolute numbers and percentages for categorical variables.