Table 1 Baseline and demographic characteristics of the study cohort
Variables | Total N = 93 |
|---|---|
Age | 40 (33–48) |
Male | 63 (67.7) |
BMI | 26.1 (24.1–29.4) |
Time from onset of abdominal pain to study hospital admission | 3 (2–5) |
RAC | |
 Moderate | 68 (73.1) |
 Severe | 25 (26.9) |
Etiology | |
 Hypertriglyceridemia | 43 (46.2) |
 Biliary | 36 (38.7) |
 Others | 14 (15.1) |
APACHE II | 7 (5–10) |
Presence of pancreatic necrosis | 68 (73.1) |
Systemic complications at hospital admission | |
 Respiratory failure | 39 (41.9) |
 AKI | 7 (7.5) |
 Shock | 3 (3.2) |
Duration of respiratory failure < 48 h | 17 (18.3) |
Incidence of GFI | 24 (25.8) |