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Table 2 Population baseline characteristics between serum D-dimer level categories

From: Serum D-dimer levels at admission for prediction of outcomes in acute pancreatitis

 

D-dimer ≤2.5

D-dimer > 2.5

 

Variable

N = 1273

N = 1205

P

Severity classification, N (%)

  

< 0.001

 MAP

667 (52.4)

267 (22.2)

 

 MSAP

494 (38.8)

592 (49.1)

 SAP

112 (8.8)

346 (28.7)

APFC, N (%)

305 (24.0)

348 (28.9)

0.005

ANC, N (%)

119 (9.3)

312 (25.9)

< 0.001

PN, N (%)

192 (15.1)

360 (29.9)

< 0.001

Infected PN, N (%)

31 (2.4)

108 (9.0)

< 0.001

OF, N (%)

258 (20.3)

561 (46.6)

< 0.001

POF, N (%)

112 (8.8)

346 (28.7)

< 0.001

Median hospital days, (IQR)

7 (5–10)

10 (6–16)

< 0.001

Median ICU days, (IQR)

0 (0–2)

3 (0–7)

< 0.001

Admission to ICU, N (%)

203 (15.9)

479 (39.8)

< 0.001

Mortality, N (%)

10 (0.8)

38 (3.2)

< 0.001

  1. N number, MAP mild acute pancreatitis, MSAP moderately severe acute pancreatitis, SAP severe acute pancreatitis, APFC acute peripancreatic fluid collection, ANC acute necrotic collection, PN Pancreatic necrosis, OF organ failure, POF persistent organ failure, IQR Inter Quartile Range