Table 2 Pancreatic necrosis and complications of acute pancreatitis according to TG levels group
|  | Normal TG (< 150 mg/dL) N = 122 | Borderline-high TG (150–199 mg/dL) N = 38 | High TG (200–499 mg/dL) N = 44 | Very high TG (≥ 500 mg/dL) N = 7 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Local complications, N (%) | |||||
Fluid collections | 50 (41) | 14 (36.8) | 27 (61.4) | 6 (85.7) | 0.005 |
Pancreatic necrosis | 36 (29.5) | 10 (26.3) | 23 (52.3) | 6 (85.7) | 0.001 |
Percentage of necrosis < 30% | 26 (21.3) | 4 (10.5) | 12 (27.3) | 3 (42.9) | 0.298 |
Percentage of necrosis 30–50% | 6 (4.9) | 4 (10.5) | 4 (9.1) | 2 (28.6) | 0.051 |
Percentage of necrosis > 50% | 4 (3.3) | 2 (5.3) | 7 (15.9) | 1 (14.3) | 0.005 |
Pancreatic necrosis infection | 13 (10.7) | 2 (5.3) | 6 (13.6) | 3 (42.9) | 0.135 |
Invasive procedure against necrosis, N (%) | |||||
 All types of procedures | 14 (11.5) | 2 (5.3) | 12 (27.3) | 3 (42.9) | 0.004 |
 Radiological | 7 (5.7) | 1 (2.6) | 7 (15.9) | 0 | 0.181 |
 Endoscopic | 7 (5.7) | 1 (2.6) | 6 (13.6) | 1 (14.3) | 0.103 |
 Surgical | 6 (4.9) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (14.3) | 0.92 |
Radiological score | |||||
CTSI, mean ± SD | 2.97 ± 2.22 | 3.03 ± 2.71 | 4.56 ± 2.79 | 6.14 ± 2.61 |  < 0.001 |
MCTSI, mean ± SD | 4.69 ± 2.77 | 4.41 ± 3.19 | 5.93 ± 3.08 | 7.71 ± 2.69 | 0.007 |