Research Article

Increased Mortality from Extrapancreatic Infections in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Pancreatitis

Table 2

Severity scores and organ failures among patients with acute pancreatitis who died during hospitalization.

ValuesPatients with AP who died during hospitalization

Ranson score
 Mild acute pancreatitis, (%)11 (29.7)
 Severe acute pancreatitis, (%)26 (70.2)
APACHE II score
 Mild acute pancreatitis, (%)6 (24)
 Severe acute pancreatitis, (%)19 (76)
Organ failure, (%)46 (95.8)
 Renal, (%)25 (52)
  Serum creatinine (mg/dL), M (IQR)2.1 (1.4-4.2)
  Dialysis, (%)11 (22.9)
 Respiratory, (%)43 (89.5)
  Mechanical ventilation, (%)41 (85.4)
 Cardiovascular, (%)42 (87.5)
  Use of vasoactive drugs, (%)42 (87.5)

AP: acute pancreatitis; APACHE: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; IQR: interquartile range.