Baseline laboratory findings on admission
| All (n=27) | With acute pancreatitis (n=19) | No acute pancreatitis (n=8) | |
| Frequency (%); mean±SD; median (range) | |||
| White cell count (x109/L) | 16.48±8.40 | 16.71±7.64 | 15.95±10.54 |
| Haematocrit (%) | 35.56±6.02 | 35.93±6.35 | 34.7±5.47 |
| Platelet count (×109/L) | 57 (36–122) | 61 (40–122) | 38 (26–135.5) |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 7.97±2.61 | 8.26±2.74 | 7.26±2.29 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 91.56±33.14 | 96.16±35.92 | 80.63±23.86 |
| INR of prothrombin time | 1.16 (1.09–1.32) | 1.16 (1.1–1.34) | 1.13 (1.08–1.24) |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 9.75±5.12 | 9.95±4.65 | 9.26±6.43 |
| AST (units/L) | 77 (50–164) | 101 (50–206) | 76 (60.5–130) |
| ALT (units/L) | 43 (32–81) | 43 (32–81) | 41.5 (30.5–101) |
| LDH (units/L) | 697 (342–3093) | 967 (631–1433) | 550 (331–4110) |
| Lipase (units/L) | 389 (251–1015) | 622 (295–1015) | 163.5 (116–906) |
| Serum calcium (mg/dL) | 7.12±0.80 | 6.95±0.86 | 7.53±0.47 |
| Triglyceride* (mg/dL) | 261.76±108.81 | 278.83±99.35 | 217.86±127.55 |
| Pleural effusion | 7 (25.93) | 5 (26.32) | 2 (25.00) |
*N=25, serum triglyceride levels were not obtained on day 1 of admission.
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aminotransferase; INR, international normalised ratio; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.