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Case mix for patients with severe acute pancreatitis who were admitted to adult, general critical care units |
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| Case mix |
N |
Median (IQR) or n (%) |
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| Age in yearsa |
2,677 |
63 |
(48–74) |
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| Genderb |
2,677 |
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| Male |
1,500 |
(56.0) |
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| Female |
1,177 |
(44.0) |
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| Surgical statusc |
2,675 |
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| Non-surgical |
2,243 |
(83.9) |
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| Elective/scheduled |
147 |
(5.5) |
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| Emergency/urgent |
285 |
(10.7) |
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| Past medical historyc |
2,633 |
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| Biopsy-proven cirrhosis |
13 |
(0.5) |
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| Hepatic encephalopathy |
8 |
(0.3) |
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| Steroid treatment |
27 |
(1.0) |
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| Mechanical ventilationc |
2,671 |
1,242 |
(46.5) |
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| Physiologya |
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| Lowest PaO2, kPa |
2,470 |
9.8 |
(8.6–11.3) |
| Lowest PaO2/FIO2, kPa |
2,467 |
20.4 |
(13.7–29.8) |
| Lowest arterial pH |
2,467 |
7.30 |
(7.20–7.36) |
| Highest serum urea, mmol/l |
2,307 |
9.3 |
(5.3–16.0) |
| Highest serum creatinine, μmol/l |
2,559 |
112 |
(78–212) |
| Highest serum glucose, mmol/l |
2,243 |
8.8 |
(6.9–11.5) |
| Highest total serum bilirubin, μmol/l |
1,969 |
20 |
(12–37) |
| Lowest total serum calcium, mmol/l |
1,791 |
1.86 |
(1.62–2.08) |
| Lowest ionised serum calcium, mmol/l |
548 |
1.1 |
(0.97–1.84) |
| Lowest serum albumin, g/l |
2,118 |
22 |
(17–27) |
| Highest white blood cell count, × 109/l |
2,556 |
14.2 |
(10.3–19.4) |
| Lowest platelet count, × 109/l |
2,320 |
174 |
(122–240) |
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| APACHE IIa |
2,434b |
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| Acute Physiology Score |
13 |
(9–17) |
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| APACHE II score |
17 |
(13–22) |
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| Modified Glasgow criteriac |
2,677 |
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| Serum albumin <32 g/l |
1,926 |
(71.9) |
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| Age >55 years |
1,729 |
(64.6) |
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| Total serum calcium <2 mmol/l |
1,179 |
(44.0) |
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| White blood cell count >15 × 109/l |
1,163 |
(43.4) |
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| Serum glucose >10 mmol/l |
826 |
(30.9) |
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| Serum urea >16 mmol/l |
573 |
(21.4) |
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| PaO2 <8 kPa |
375 |
(14.0) |
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aValues expressed as median (IQR). bExclusion criteria: age less than 16 years, length of stay less than 8 hours. cValues expressed as number (percentage). APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; FIO2, fractional inspired oxygen; IQR, interquartile range; N, number of non-missing observations; PaO2, arterial oxygen tension. | |||
Harrison et al. Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 1):S1 doi:10.1186/cc5682 |
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