05 November 2021>: Clinical Research
Association Between Ascites and Clinical Findings in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Study
Quan-Xiang Zeng 1EFG* , Zhen-Hua Wu 1EFG* , Dong-Liang Huang 1B , Ye-Sheng Huang 1B , Hao-Jie Zhong 2ACDEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933196
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e933196
Table 3 Disease severity and complication-related variables in patients with or without ascites.
No-ascites (n=175) | Ascites (n=43) | P value | |
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Disease severity | |||
Pancreatic inflammation | 120 (68.57) | 39 (90.70) | |
Modified CTSI | 2.00 (0.00–2.00) | 4.00 (4.00–6.00) | |
Severity | |||
Mild | 152 (86.86) | 20 (46.51) | |
Moderate/severe | 23 (13.14) | 23 (53.49) | |
SIRS | 42 (37.71) | 12 (27.91) | 0.595 |
Complications | |||
Pancreatic fluid collection | 15 (8.57) | 20 (46.51) | |
Pancreatic necrosis | 1 (0.57) | 1 (2.33) | 0.356 |
Renal failure | 3 (1.86) (n=161) | 5 (11.90) (n=42) | |
Respiratory failure | 3 (1.71) | 4 (9.30) | |
Circulatory failure | 4 (2.29) | 2 (4.65) | 0.742 |
Pleural effusion | 12 (6.86) | 13 (30.23) | |
Data are presented as medians (interquartile ranges) or n (%). CTSI – CT severity index; SIRS – systemic inflammatory response syndrome. |