Increased Mortality from Extrapancreatic Infections in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Pancreatitis

Table 6

Complications associated with the presence of extrapancreatic infections in 96 patients hospitalized with acute pancreatitis (cases and controls).

Values	Patients with AP and extrapancreatic infection	Patients with AP and without extrapancreatic infection	value
Infected pancreatic necrosis, (%)	19 (46.3)	5 (9.0)	<0.001
Renal failure, (%)	18 (43.9)	13 (23.6)	<0.05
Respiratory failure, (%)	31 (75.6)	17 (30.9)	<0.001
Cardiovascular failure, (%)	27 (65.8)	18 (32.7)	<0.01
Comorbidities	29 (70.7)	43 (78.1)	0.171
Other complications, (%)	20 (48.7)	17 (30.9)	0.075

AP: acute pancreatitis.