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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2012; 18(20): 2554-2560
Published online May 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i20.2554
Table 2 Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II score, serum intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and interleukin-6 levels in severe acute pancreatitis and mild acute pancreatitis patients within the first 24 h after admission
SAP, n = 36MAP, n = 50ControltP value
APACHE-II14.47 ± 5.817.57 ± 1.447.9132< 0.001
ICAM-1 (ng/mL)29.68 ± 8.0416.77 ± 4.378.12 ± 2.339.5028< 0.001
IL-6 (ng/mL)68.76 ± 28.6235.95 ± 11.5614.46 ± 3.537.2700< 0.001