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This study sought to investigate the relationship between the FI-Lab and mortality among critically ill patients with AP.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We utilized data on patients diagnosed with AP from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV database. The FI-Lab was calculated using a specific set of laboratory parameters indicative of physiological disturbances. The primary outcomes examined were 30-day and 90-day mortality rates. Multivariate Cox regression was used for the statistical analysis, with adjustments for age, gender, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores, and other variables. Propensity matching scores were used to ensure the robustness of our findings.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 1,116 AP patients were included in the analysis (mean age\u202f=\u202f58.4\u202fyears; 57.9% male). Each 0.1 increment of FI-Lab was found to increase the risks of 30-day and 90-day mortality by 30% (hazard ratio (HR)\u202f=\u202f1.30, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001 for both). The propensity score matching (PSM) analysis validated these results. The FI-Lab demonstrated an association with acute kidney injury and the requirement for continuous renal replacement therapy. However, these associations were not significant after the PSM analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>An elevated FI-Lab was associated with higher mortality rates among critically ill AP patients. 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