highly significantp <0.001
We found highly significant differences ( p <0.001) in severity of pancreatitis, Ranson score, and mortality between the AKI and non-AKI groups: in the AKI group there were 8 mild and 44 severe panceatitis cases, the average Ranson score was 4.98±1.59, and mortality was 36.5%, whereas in the non- AKI group there were 190 mild and 63 severe panceatitis cases, the average Ranson score was 2.75±1.58, and mortality was 5.8%.