Pancreas
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Comparative Study
Severe acute pancreatitis: overall and early versus late mortality in intensive care units.
To determine overall mortality and timing of death in patients with severe acute pancreatitis and factors affecting mortality. ⋯ Overall mortality and median APACHE II score were high. Death predominantly occurred late and was unaffected by patient age, length of stay in the ICU, or surgical/medical treatment. An APACHE II cutoff of 24.5 and pre-ICU admission time of 2.5 days were sensitive predictors of fatal outcome.