Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase Is a Sensitive Predictor of Systemic Complications of Acute Pancreatitis

Table 4

Linear regression analyses of elevated LDH (>290 U/L) as a risk factor for AP severity scores, hospital duration, and hospital expenses.

	β	SE	-value
Ranson	0.583	0.121	<0.001
MODS	1.126	0.276	<0.001
BISAP	0.670	0.147	<0.001
APACHE II	2.663	0.715	<0.001
CTSI	—	—	—
Hospital duration	2.231	0.915	0.016
Hospital expenses	19,288.954	4975.876	<0.001

Analyses were adjusted for gender, age, hypocalcemia, and serum lipase, amylase, glucose, alanine aminotransferase, and aspartate aminotransferase. The normal LDH group served as the reference group. AP, acute pancreatitis; APACHE, acute physiologic assessment and chronic health evaluation; BISAP, bedside index for severity in acute pancreatitis; CTSI computed tomography severity index; MODS, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.