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Table 3 Primary and secondary outcomes according to 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

(n = 112)

High lactate

(n = 217)

P value

Primary outcomes

 Death

28 (9%)

2 (2%)

26 (12%)

0.01

 Septic shock

47 (14%)

4 (4%)

43 (20%)

< 0.01

 pancreatic infection

83 (25%)

13 (12%)

70 (32%)

< 0.01

Secondary outcomes

 Abdominal compartment syndrome

46 (14%)

3 (3%)

43 (20%)

< 0.01

 Pancreatic necrosis

182 (55%)

46 (41%)

136 (63%)

< 0.01

 Walled-off necrosis

52 (16%)

7 (6%)

45 (21%)

< 0.01

 Portal vein thrombosis

19 (6%)

4 (4%)

15 (7%)

0.32

 Pancreatic fistula

7 (2%)

0 (0%)

7 (3%)

0.1

 Intestinal fistula

8 (2%)

0 (0%)

8 (4%)

0.06

 Diabetes

51 (16%)

16 (14%)

35 (16%)

0.7

 Hospital stay, days, IQR

17 (11–28)

13 (9.5–19)

19 (13–31)

0.01

 Need for ventilator support

146 (44%)

29 (26%)

117 (54%)

< 0.01

 Hospital stay in ICU, days, IQR

8 (4–15)

6 (3–11)

10 (5–19)

< 0.01

  1. Data are median (IQR), or n (%); IQR Interquartile range, ICU Intensive care unit, SIRS Systemic inflammatory response syndrome