Intra-abdominal pressure and procalcitonin for prognosis in patients with severe acute pancreatitis: An etiology-based analysis

Figure 2 Etiological heterogeneity in the intra-abdominal pressure and procalcitonin levels and their correlation. A and B: Intra-abdominal pressure and procalcitonin levels in patients with and without severe acute pancreatitis (^cP < 0.001); C: Correlation analysis showed significant heterogeneity across etiologies. The strongest heterogeneity was detected in patients with hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis (AP) (r = 0.526, ^cP < 0.001), moderate heterogeneity was detected in patients with biliary AP (r = 0.438, ^cP < 0.001), and the weakest heterogeneity was detected in patients with alcoholic AP (r = 0.384, ^aP < 0.05). IAP: Intra-abdominal pressure; PCT: Procalcitonin; SAP: Severe acute pancreatitis; HTG-AP: Hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis.