Table 1 Characteristics of patients who did or did not develop intra-abdominal hypertension during ICU stay (n = 27)
From: Intra-abdominal hypertension in patients with severe acute pancreatitis
Characteristic | IAH (n = 21) | Non-IAH (n = 6) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 53 (45–68) | 46 (26–76) | 0.629 |
Male gender | 15 (71%) | 4 (67%) | 1.000 |
APACHE II score | 21 (15–28) | 10 (8–11) | 0.005 |
Ranson score | 7 (6–8) | 3 (1–5) | 0.014 |
Etiology of pancreatitis | 0.552 | ||
Biliary | 7 (33%) | 4 (67%) | |
Alcohol | 8 (38%) | 2 (33%) | |
Hyperlipemia | 3 (14%) | ||
Trauma | 1 (5%) | ||
Unknown | 2 (10%) | ||
CRP level 48 h after admission (mg/dL) | 34 (19–40) | 34 (26–39) | 0.521 |
Pancreatic necrosis | 20 (95%) | 3 (50%) | 0.025 |
Surgical management | 9 (43%) | 0 (0%) | 0.070 |
Infected pancreatic necrosis | 5 (24%) | 0 (0%) | 0.555 |
Organ dysfunction | |||
Pulmonary failure | 20 (95%) | 2 (33%) | 0.004 |
Cardiovascular failure | 19 (91%) | 1 (17%) | 0.001 |
Renal failure | 18 (86%) | 1 (17%) | 0.004 |
LOS ICU (days) | 21 (10–37) | 3 (1–5) | 0.003 |
LOS hospital (days) | 42 (20–90) | 12 (3–14) | 0.015 |