Research Article

Effect of Da-Cheng-Qi Decoction on Pancreatitis-Associated Intestinal Dysmotility in Patients and in Rat Models

Table 1

The demographic and clinical characteristics of patients at baseline.

ControlDCQD

Case numbers5070
Gender male/female20/3035/35
Age (year)50.94 ± 12.7349.26 ± 14.37
Ranson4.38 ± 2.184.83 ± 2.11
APACHE II11.59 ± 6.9911.33 ± 6.47

Data are the real case number or the mean ± SD. Ranson score and APACHE II score were estimated on admission ( h).