Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of patients treated for severe acute pancreatitis.
| Â | All (%) |
|---|---|
| Â | 37 (100) |
Male | 33 (89) |
Age (years) median, range | 46 (21–69) |
BMI (kg/m2) median, range | 28 (21–42) |
Pre-existing diseases | Â |
   Hypertension | 10 (27) |
   Diabetes | 2 (5) |
   Cardiovascular | 3 (8) |
   Hyperlipidemy | 2 (5) |
   Chronic pancreatitis | 2 (5) |
   Respiratory | 2 (5) |
   Renal | 2 (5) |
   Psychiatric | 4 (11) |
Etiology | Â |
   Alcohol | 31 (84) |
   Biliary | 6 (16) |
Amount of peritoneal fluid in CT | Â |
   small | 13 (35) |
   moderate | 19 (51) |
   large | 4 (11) |
Balthazar classification | Â |
   A, B | 0 (0) |
   C | 1 (3) |
   D | 1 (3) |
   E | 34 (92) |
   no CT | 1 (3) |
Primary admission | 4 (11) |