Characteristics and outcome of elderly patients admitted for acute Cholecystitis to medical or surgical wards

Table 3 Vital signs and laboratory values of the study population

Vital signs/Laboratory values	Reference Interval	All	Surgery n = 133	Medicine n = 54	p
Vital Signs ±SD
Systolic BP		143 ± 32	144 ± 32	140 ± 332	0.6
Diastolic BP		74 ± 15	74 ± 14	74 ± 17	0.9
Pulse		84 ± 18	82 ± 17	90 ± 20)	< 0.05
Respiratory Distress, N (%)		13 (10)	4 (5)	9 (24)	< 0.05
Laboratory Values ±SD
ALT (IU/L)	0–55	126 ± 330	138 ± 369	99 ± 211	0.5
AST (IU/L)	5–34	166 ± 550	188 ± 646	112 ± 134	0.4
GGT (IU/L)	12–43	150 ± 217	122 ± 201	195 ± 251	0.1
ALP (IU/L)	38–150	147 ± 116	128 ± 87	192 ± 161	< 0.05
Total Bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.2–1.3	1.5 ± 1.3	1.5 ± 1.3	1.7 ± 1.5	0.4
LDH (IU/L)	125–220	917 ± 2214	990 ± 2596	730 ± 427	0.3
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.52–104	1.4 ± 3.1	1.4 ± 3.3	1.3 ± 1.2	0.9
BUN (mg/dL)	9–120	24 ± 16	21 ± 11	32 ± 23	< 0.05
BUN/CRT Ratio		22 ± 8	20 ± 7	25 ± 10	< 0.05
Sodium, mEq/L	135–145	136 ± 4	136 ± 4	136 ± 6	0.9
Potassium, mEq/L	3.6–5	4.2 ± 0.6	4 ± 0.5	4.3 ± 0.8	< 0.05
WBC 10³/uL	3.6–10	14 ± 6	14 ± 6	14.0 ± 7	0.7
Neutrophils (%)	50–75	80 ± 12	80 ± 11	81 ± 12	0.7
Platelets 10³/uL	150–450	229 ± 79	224 ± 74	236 ± 92	0.7
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	12–16	13 ± 2	14 ± 2	12 ± 2	< 0.05
Amylase (IU/L)	30–125	208 ± 625	211 ± 593	201 ± 713	0.9

BP blood pressure, BUN blood urea nitrogen, CRT creatinine, WBC white blood cells

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