Research Article

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

Table 2

Baseline clinical characteristics and outcomes of lactate normalization and nonnormalization.

Lactate normalization ()Lactate nonnormalization () value

Age, years46 (37-60)46 (38-59)0.895
Male, N (%)191 (65.2)68 (70.1)0.374
Etiology0.585
 Biliary, N (%)122 (14.1)36 (37.1)
 Alcohol, N (%)25 (8.5)6 (6.2)
 Hypertriglyceridemia, N (%)127 (43.3)46 (47.4)
 Idiopathic, N (%)19 (6.5)9 (9.3)
Mechanical assisted ventilation, N (%)88 (30)50 (51.5)<0.001
Sepsis, N (%)22(7.5)18(18.6)<0.001
ACS, N (%)16 (5.5)19 (19.6)<0.001
Persistent respiratory failure, N (%)185 (63.1)69 (71.1)0.152
Persistent renal failure, N (%)39 (13.3)34 (35.1)<0.001
Continuous circulatory failure, N (%)4 (1.4)6 (6.2)0.009
PMOF, N(%)34 (11.6)34 (35.1)<0.001
Infectious pancreatic necrosis, N (%)66 (22.5)30 (30.9)0.096
Length of hospital stay, day14 (9-23)16 (11-33)0.104
ICU days, day6 (1-14)9 (3-17)0.030
In hospital mortality, N (%)37 (12.6)31 (33.0)<0.001

ACS: abdominal compartment syndrome; PMOF: persistent multiple organ failure; ICU: intensive care unit; N: number.