Fluid therapy strategies in acute pancreatitis: Randomized controlled trial comparing dextran and Ringer’s lactate

Table 4 Effect of fluid resuscitation on organ failure and clinical outcomes, mean ± SD/n (%)/median (interquartile range)

Parameter	Intervention group A, n = 55	Control group, n = 53	P value
Local complications at 3 months	11 (20.00)	15 (28.30)	0.4
Pancreatic necrosis at 3 months	4 (7.27)	5 (9.43)	0.7
Pseudocysts at 3 months	7 (12.73)	10 (18.87)	0.5
Infected local complications	5 (9.09)	7 (13.21)	0.7
Organ failure at 72 hours	2 (3.64)	7 (12.20)	NA
OF respiratory (PaO2/FiO2 < 300) at 72 hours	1 (1.82)	5 (9.43)	NA
OF creatinine (> 1.9 mg/dL) at 72 hours	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
OF cardiovascular at 72 hours	1 (1.82)	2 (3.77)	NA
Total hospital stays in days	5 (4-7)	6 (5-7)	0.1
ICU stay in days	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.2
OF at 3 months	1 (1.82)1	2 (3.77)1	NA
30-day mortality rate	0 (0)	1 (1.89)	NA
3-month mortality rate	1 (1.82)	1 (1.89)	NA

¹Includes patients who died as the cause of death was attributed to organ failure.

OF: Organ failure; ICU: Intensive care unit; NA: Not available.