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.

VariablesBefore propensity score matchingAfter propensity score matching
() () value () () value

mMarshall score, median (IQR)3 (1)4 (3)0.0003 (1)5 (2.5)0.000
APACHE II score, median (IQR)8 (6)16 (8)0.00012 (7)18 (10)0.000
SOFA score, median (IQR)3 (3)7 (5)0.0005 (3.5)8 (5)0.000
SIRS score, median (IQR)6 (5)7 (5)0.0006 (4.5)7 (4)0.011
30-day all-cause mortality, 11 (6.9)40 (44.9)0.00010 (34.5)27 (60)0.032
ICU admission rate, 117 (73.1)83 (93.3)0.00025 (86.2)44 (97.8)0.074
LOS, , median (IQR)18 (18)18 (27)0.50522 (26)17 (26)0.184
IMV, 33 (20.6)55 (61.8)0.00014 (32)32 (71.1)0.048

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.