Clinical characteristics of the two cohorts of patients with acute pancreatitis.

* Highest score on day of admission‡ Organ failure and/or necrosis# Defined as: pancreatic parenchymal necrosis demonstrated on contrast-enhanced computed tomography scanCRP, C-reactive protein; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation* 入院当日最高分‡：器官衰竭及/或坏死#，其定义为经增强计算机断层扫描（contrast-enhanced computed tomography）证实的胰腺实质坏死；C反应蛋白（C-reactive protein, CRP）、四分位数间距（interquartile range, IQR）与标准差（standard deviation, SD）。