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Table 3 Incidence of organ failure in MSAP or SAP patients

From: Clinical significance of serum triglyceride elevation at early stage of acute biliary pancreatitis

Items

Normal TG group

Elevated TG group

P value

Number of patients

51

45

 

Total organ failure

17 (33.33%)

21 (46.67%)

0.036*

  Single

11 (21.57%)

15 (33.33%)

0.047*

  Multiple

6 (11.76%)

6 (13.33%)

0.761

Respiration

7 (13.73%)

13 (28.89%)

0.022*

Circulation

5 (9.80%)

3 (6.67%)

0.535

Kidney

6 (11.76%)

5 (11.11%)

0.882

Coagulation

4 (7.84%)

3 (6.67%)

0.682

Other organ or system

4 (7.84%)

3 (6.67%)

0.682

  1. TG, triglyceride; MSAP, moderately severe acute pancreatitis; SAP, severe acute pancreatitis. *Significant difference.