Research Article

Association of Total Fluid Intake and Output with Duration of Hospital Stay in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis

Table 1

Baseline patient characteristics, clinical course, and outcomes.

VariableSummary ()

Baseline characteristics
 Age (years)59 (21, 93)
 Sex (female)29 (40.8%)
 Primary etiology
  ETOH19 (35.8%)
  Biliary17 (32.1%)
  Other17 (32.1%)
 Antihypertensive medications at the time of hospital admission
  Diuretic6 (8.5%)
  Other antihypertensive medication17 (23.9%)
 BMI27.5 (18.0, 48.2)
 Heart rate91 (53, 147)
 Respiratory rate18 (8, 51)
 Systolic blood pressure133 (75, 218)
 Diastolic blood pressure78 (36, 133)
 Oxygen saturation98 (81, 100)
 BISAP score
  022 (31.0%)
  119 (26.8%)
  227 (38.0%)
  32 (2.8%)
  41 (1.4%)
 Hematocrit38.4 (24.7, 51.5)
 Hemoglobin13.2 (8.3, 18.5)
 Sodium137 (117, 146)
 Potassium4 (2.8, 11.7)
 Calcium8.6 (5.3, 10.9)
 Bicarbonate24 (6, 32)
 Creatinine0.9 (0.5, 14.9)
 BUN16 (5, 127)
 Triglycerides132 (42, 3173)
Clinical course and outcomes
 Complications
  Any complication17 (23.9%)
  Intra-abdominal infection3 (17.6%)
  Need for surgery2 (11.8%)
  Need for ERCP5 (29.4%)
  Pancreatic necrosis on CT/MRI10 (58.8%)
 Admitted to ICU6 (8.5%)
 Length of hospital stay4 (1, 37)
 Vasopressor use during hospitalization9 (12.7%)
  Dopamine0 (0.0%)
  Dobutamine1 (1.4%)
  Epinephrine1 (1.4%)
  Norepinephrine3 (4.2%)
  Vasopressin1 (1.4%)
  Phenylephrine7 (9.9%)
 Mechanical ventilation during hospitalization3 (4.2%)
 Hemodialysis/CRRT4 (5.6%)
 Death within 30 days of hospital discharge2 (2.8%)
 Readmission within 30 days of hospital discharge9 (12.7%)

Continuous variables were summarized with the sample median (minimum, maximum). Information was unavailable regarding primary etiology (), calcium (), and triglycerides ().