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Table 2 types of persistent organ failure after 48 h at admission and different groups by arterial lactate

From: Initially elevated arterial lactate as an independent predictor of poor outcomes in severe acute pancreatitis

Variable

All patients

(n = 329)

Normal lactate

(n = 112)

Elevated lactate

(n = 217)

P value

Single persistent organ failure

 Respiratory

238 (72%)

99 (88%)

139 (64%)

< 0.01

 Renal

17 (5%)

5 (5%)

12 (6%)

0. 8

 Cardiovascular

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1

Multiple persistent organ failure

 Respiratory + renal

52 (16%)

7 (6%)

45 (21%)

0.01

 Respiratory + cardiovascular

3 (1%)

0 (0%)

3 (1%)

1

 Respiratory + cardiovascular + renal

19 (6%)

1 (1%)

18 (8%)

0.01