Clinical Research
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2006; 12(33): 5344-5351
Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5344
Table 1 Clinical characterization of studied patients with mild AP and severe AP
Mild APn = 20Severe APn = 15PM-AP vs S-AP(Mann-Whitney U test)
Etiology
Biliary9 (45.0%)9 (60.0%)
Alcohol10 (50.0%)6 (40.0%)
Idiopathic1 (5.0%)0 (0%)
Median ranson1 (0-2)4 (2-8)P < 0.01
score (range)
Balthazar score
A6 (30.0%)0
B14 (70.0%)0
C02 (13.3%)
D05 (33.3%)
E08 (53.3%)
CRP (mg/L) median (range)
D 122.9 (5.0-139.0)216.0 (5.0-466.1)P < 0.01
D 250.5 (5.2-135.4)186.2 (43.1-342.0)P < 0.01