Effects of Indwelling Pleural Catheter on Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Study
Table 3
Baseline characteristics of each two groups.
Group
Group
Group
PE ()
Non-PE ()
IPC ()
Non-IPC ()
Group 1 ()
Group 2 ()
Sex (male)
128
64
0.31
78
50
0.21
71
7
0.16
Age (years)
0
0.03
0.24
0.89
Drink (%)
88 (41.3)
38 (39.6)
0.80
53 (39)
34 (44.7)
0.41
47 (39.2)
6 (39.3)
0.87
Smoke (%)
73 (34.3)
38 (39.6)
0.37
45 (33.1)
28 (36.8)
0.58
40 (33.3)
5 (29.4)
0.75
Etiology (%)
0.20
0.25
0.78
Alcohol abuse
27 (12.7)
21 (21.9)
18 (13.1)
9 (11.8)
17 (14.2)
1 (5.9)
Gallstone
107 (50.2)
46 (47.9)
71 (51.8)
36 (47.4)
62 (51.7)
9 (52.9)
Hyperlipemia
66 (31)
24 (25)
43 (31.4)
23 (30.3)
37 (30.8)
6 (35.3)
Other
13 (6.1)
5 (5.2)
5 (3.7)
8 (10.5)
4 (3.3)
1 (5.9)
APACHE II
0.004
0.02
0.17
EPIC score
<0.001
0.08
0.49
Modified Marshall score
<0.001
0.08
0.82
CRP (mg/l) Median (IQR)
226 [160-347.5]
195 [129-320]
0.06
257.6 [162.4-343]
228.1 [159-355]
0.54
242.5 [162.9-346]
242 [155.5-330]
0.86
PCT (ng/ml) Median (IQR)
2.5 [0.8-12.3]
1.83 [0.57-4.9]
0.07
2.3 [0.8-10.2]
3.4 [0.8-20.1]
0.43
2.4 [0.7-11.4]
2.2 [1.0-4.8]
0.94
LDH (/l)
<0.001
0.69
0.15
Cr (mol/l)
<0.001
0.02
0.68
Ca (mmol/l)
<0.001
0.54
0.23
Amylase (/l)
0.60
0.67
0.56
Albumin (g/l)
<0.001
0.99
0.39
Lac (mmol/l)
0.02
2
0.63
0.15
PE: pleural effusion; IPC: indwelling pleural catheter. Group 1: IPC within 1 week of onset. Group 2: IPC after 1 week of onset. APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; EPIC: Extra Pancreatic Inflammation on CT; CRP: C-reactive protein; PCT: procalcitonin; Cr: creatinine; IQR: interquartile range. Significant difference.
