Variable | Patients with elevated serum lipase within threefold normal | Patients with lipase at least three times greater than the upper limit | |
---|---|---|---|
n | 18 | 7 | |
Age (years ± SD) | 58 ± 12.8 | 56 ± 11.3 | |
Female/male | 7/11 | 1/6 | |
Symptoms | |||
Abdominal pain | 7/18 | 2/7 | |
Back-/flank pain | 13/18 | 4/7 | |
Headache | 9/18 | 3/7 | |
Visual disorders | 3/18 | 3/7 | |
Diarrhea | 4/18 | 3/7 | |
Nausea/vomiting | 9/19 | 1/7 | |
Laboratory findings | |||
Thrombocytes at admission (×109/L) | 117 (75–276) | 82 (59–111) | |
Creatinine at admission (mg/dL [0.5-1.4]) | 3.7 (1.7-6.2) | 2.5 (1.9-2.9) | |
Creatinine peak level (mg/dL [0.5-1.4]) | 5.6 (2.9-6.9) | 3.1 (2.7-4.5) | |
CrP at admission (mg/dL [0.1-0.4]) | 5.4 (2–6.8) | 8.0 (4.6-8.7) | |
Lactate dehydrogenase, serum | 285.0 (229–334) | 313.0 (376–256) | |
Clinical signs | |||
Fever | 14/18 | 7/7 | |
Blood pressure mmHg | |||
Systolic mmHg | 150 (140–160) | 120 (100–150) | |
Diastolic mmHg | 86 (75–96) | 80.0 (72–91) |