Research Article

Prognostic Value of Arterial Lactate Metabolic Clearance Rate in Moderate and Severe Acute Pancreatitis

Table 1

Demographic, baseline characteristics, and outcomes of patients with moderate and severe acute pancreatitis.

Total ()Normal lactate ()Elevated lactate () value

Age46 (37-59)47 (37-60)46 (37-59)0.877
Male, N (%)259 (66.4)120 (67.0)139 (65.9)0.809
WBC, /L13.2 (9.9-17.8)13.0 (9-16.5)13.6 (10.2-18.5)0.030
Hematocrit<0.001
CRP, mg/L212.5 (143-325.0)204 (134-302)216 (150-347)0.068
Procalcitonin, ng/mL1.4 7(0.34-5.70)0.95 (0.31-2.42)2.34 (0.45-10.58)<0.001
Cr, umol/L74 (56-113)62 (53-83)92 (60-155)<0.001
BUN, mmol/L6.3 (4.2-9.7)5.1 (3.8-7.6)7.3 (5.0-10.8)<0.001
APACHE II score10 (7-14)9 (6-12)11 (8-15)0.002
SIRS score2 (2-3)2 (2-3)2 (2-3)<0.001
Mechanical assisted ventilation, N (%)138 (35.4)39 (21.8)99 (46.9)<0.001
Sepsis, N (%)40 (10.3)9 (5.0)31 (14.7)0.002
ACS, N (%)35 (9)5 (2.8)30 (14.2)<0.001
Persistent respiratory failure, N (%)254 (65.1)102 (57.0)152 (72.0)0.002
Persistent renal failure, N (%)73 (18.7)14 (7.8)59 (28.0)<0.001
Continuous circulatory failure, N (%)10 (2.6)2 (1.1)8 (3.8)0.117
PMOF, N (%)68 (17.4)13 (7.3)55 (26.1)<0.001
Infectious pancreatic necrosis, N (%)96 (24.6)30 (16.8)66 (31.3)0.001
In hospital mortality, N (%)68 (17.4)17 (9.5)51 (24.2)<0.001
Length of hospital stay, day15 (10-26)12 (8-18)19 (11-33)<0.001
ICU days, day7 (2-14)4 (0-9)9 (3-19)<0.001

WBC: white blood count; Cr: serum creatinine; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; CRP: C-reactive protein; ACS: abdominal compartment syndrome; PMOF: persistent multiple organ failure; ICU: intensive care unit; N: number.