Research Article
Blood Urea Nitrogen as a Prognostic Marker in Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Table 2
Outcomes and severity of patients with SAP based on BUN level.
| Variables | Before propensity score matching | After propensity score matching | () | () | value | () | () | value |
| mMarshall score, median (IQR) | 3 (1) | 4 (3) | 0.000 | 3 (1) | 5 (2.5) | 0.000 | APACHE II score, median (IQR) | 8 (6) | 16 (8) | 0.000 | 12 (7) | 18 (10) | 0.000 | SOFA score, median (IQR) | 3 (3) | 7 (5) | 0.000 | 5 (3.5) | 8 (5) | 0.000 | SIRS score, median (IQR) | 6 (5) | 7 (5) | 0.000 | 6 (4.5) | 7 (4) | 0.011 | 30-day all-cause mortality, | 11 (6.9) | 40 (44.9) | 0.000 | 10 (34.5) | 27 (60) | 0.032 | ICU admission rate, | 117 (73.1) | 83 (93.3) | 0.000 | 25 (86.2) | 44 (97.8) | 0.074 | LOS, , median (IQR) | 18 (18) | 18 (27) | 0.505 | 22 (26) | 17 (26) | 0.184 | IMV, | 33 (20.6) | 55 (61.8) | 0.000 | 14 (32) | 32 (71.1) | 0.048 |
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mMarshall score: modified Marshall score; APACHE II score: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; SIRS: systemic inflammatory response syndrome; ICU: intensive care unit; LOS: length of stay; IMV: invasive mechanical ventilation.
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