A Drug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis Retrospective Study

Table 2

Characteristics of drug-induced acute pancreatitis hospitalizations that occurred in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean hospitals.

	Hospitalization; Total n = 90	Normal values; range^a
Characteristics
Length of stay, mean (SD)	7 (8)
ICU visit, n (%)	3 (3.3)
Medication number used, median (range)	10 (2–22)
Lab values (median (range))^b
Lipase in U/L (n = 89)	1010 (30–78, 762)	11–82
Amylase in U/L (n = 89)	139 (6–8244)	29–103
Triglycerides in mmol/L (n = 59)	1.3 (0.6–5.2)	0.00–2.2
Total calcium in mmol/L (n = 56)	2.2 (1.8–2.5)	2.2–2.6
C-reactive protein in mg/mL (n = 26)	51.8 (0.4–463.1)	0–10

SD = Standard deviation; ICU = Intensive care unit; n = number. ^aAccording to the normal values’ range used by the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. ^bOnly if the information was available in the medical chart.