Table 4: Relationship of vital findings and prognostic scoring systems with mortality.

Mortality

 

Vital findings

 

 

Surviving
(n = 62)

Deceased
(n = 12)

t/Z

p

 

Systolic blood pressure

Mean ± SD

(Min-Max)

Med (IQR)

127 ± 22.6

(90-198)

97.8 ± 26.5

(60-160)

-3.694

< 0.001

 

120 (40)

90 (26.3)

 

Diastolic blood pressure

71.3 ± 16.5

(40-130)

57.7 ± 16.5

(40-80)

-2.407

0.016

 

65 (20)

56 (37.5)

 

Peak heartbeat (/min)

95.8 ± 16.1

(65-136)

122.8 ± 16.2

(100-155)

-5.150

< 0.001

 

97.5 (25)

120 (24.5)

 

Axial body temperature

36.9 ± 0.7

(35-39)

37.1 ± 0.8

(36-38.3)

-0.754

0.451

 

37 (0.8)

37 (1.6)

 

Respiratory rate (/min)

14.5 ± 2.3

(11-19)

17.3 ± 4.3

(12-25)

-2.186

0.029

 

14 (4)

17.5 (5)

 

Prognostic scoring systems

  Z

  p

 

 

Ranson

 

 

Mean ± SD

(Min-Max)

Med (IQR)

 

2.2 ± 1.1

(0-4)

4 ± 1.1

(1-5)

 

-4.251

 

< 0.001

2 (2)

4 (1)

 

BISAP

3.5 ± 1.5

(1-6)

5.6 ± 1.3

(4-8)

 

-4.031

 

< 0.001

3 (2.1)

5.5 (2.5)

SD: Standard Deviation; Med: Median; IQR: Interquartile Range. BISAP: Bedside Index of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis. RCAN-1: Calcipressin-1