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Choate R, Bradley D, Conwell D, Yazici C. Healthcare disparities in pancreatitis: knowledge gaps and next steps. Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2024; 40:422-430. [PMID: 38967932 DOI: 10.1097/mog.0000000000001058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review examines current research on healthcare disparities in pancreatitis, identifies knowledge gaps, and proposes strategies to develop targeted multilevel interventions to address inequities in pancreatitis care. RECENT FINDINGS Current literature has identified patient, disease, and healthcare-level factors contributing to disparities in risk factors and health outcomes of pancreatitis. Moreover, social structures, economic systems, social vulnerability, and policy significantly influence the pancreatitis care continuum. SUMMARY Understanding the root causes of health inequities is critical to developing effective approaches for the prevention, early detection, and management of pancreatitis.
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- Radmila Choate
- University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Lexington, Kentucky
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- University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky
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- University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Sahin A. Neutrophil-Creatinine Index: A New Prognostic Factor for Severity of Acute Pancreatitis. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2024; 60:607. [PMID: 38674253 PMCID: PMC11051984 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60040607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Background and Objectives: Determining the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) is the main goal in the early stage of AP. The aim of this study was to compare laboratory parameters and indices, including the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the neutrophil-creatinine index (NCI), at admission in order to predict the severity of AP. Materials and Methods: Data from 421 patients who were admitted with a diagnosis of AP were collected retrospectively. Disease severity was assessed using the Bedside Index of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis (BISAP) and the revised Atlanta classification (RAC). BISAP was graded as mild and severe, and RAC was graded as mild (MAP), moderately severe (MSAP), and severe (SAP). The laboratory parameters and indices, including the NLR and NCI, were compared. Results: Of the patients, 70 (16.6%) had severe AP according to BISAP; the AP subgroups according to the RAC were as follows: MAP (n = 213), MSAP (n = 158), and SAP (n = 50). The NCI had the highest area under the receiver operator characteristic (AUROC) curve value (0.862), demonstrating severe disease according to BISAP, with a sensitivity of 78.6% and a specificity of 79.8%. Age (OR:1.046), white blood cell count (WBC) (OR:1.141), hematocrit (OR:1.081), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (OR:1.040), and NCI (OR:1.076) were independently associated with severe disease, according to the multivariate analysis results, and were determined as components of the newly developed nomogram. The AUROC of the nomogram (0.891) was superior to the AUROCs of all the components of the nomogram except the NCI. Moreover, the NCI was the only parameter to distinguish MSAP from MAP (OR:1.119, 95% CI: 1.015-1.235, p = 0.023) and SAP from MSAP (OR:1.095, 95% CI: 1.031-1.162, p = 0.003). Conclusions: The present study enabled the identification of the neutrophil-creatinine index as a new prognostic tool for the assessment of AP severity at hospital admission.
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- Abdurrahman Sahin
- Gastroenterology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, 60030 Tokat, Turkey
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Sohal A, Chaudhry H, Roytman M, Kowdley KV. Author response: The impact of COVID-19 on the hospitalization and outcomes of patients with alcohol-related hepatitis. Am J Med Sci 2024; 367:145-146. [PMID: 38040247 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2023.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco- Fresno, CA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California, San Francisco- Fresno, CA, USA
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- Liver Institute Northwest, Seattle, WA, USA; Elson Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA.
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Su W, Gao Y, Wang X, Wang D, Feng B, Wu Y, Zheng H, Guo F. Initiation time of double-filtration plasma apheresis affects the risk of persistent organ failure in hypertriglyceridaemia-induced acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study. Sci Rep 2023; 13:13003. [PMID: 37563290 PMCID: PMC10415268 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-40287-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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The effect of double filtration plasma apheresis (DFPP) on improving the outcomes of patients with hypertriglyceridaemia-induced acute pancreatitis (HTG-AP) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the initiation time of DFPP and the risk of persistent organ failure (POF) in an HTG-AP cohort in China. We retrospectively evaluated data from HTG-AP patients treated with DFPP 48 h after diagnosis between January 2017 and January 2022. Comparisons across tertiles of the interval from diagnosis to completion of one DFPP session (DTD) were analysed. Logistic regression models and restricted cubic splines (RCS) were used to determine the correlation between the DTD time and risk of POF. Of the 89 patients enrolled, 46 patients (51.69%) suffered POF in the first week of HTG-AP. DFPP was initiated at a median of 17 h after the diagnosis was confirmed. The patients in the highest tertile of DTD time had a significantly increased prevalence of POF. After multivariate adjustment, the logistic regression models found a significant decrease in the odds ratios (OR) of POF from the highest to the lowest DTD tertile (P for trend = 0.006). Moreover, the RCS curves showed a nonlinear relationship in the adjusted OR of POF and DTD time, which remained relatively low and flat during the early DTD time but increased sharply afterwards. Early initiation of DFPP treatment correlates with a reduced risk of POF in HTG-AP patients.
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- Wei Su
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China.
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Roth L, Michl P, Rosendahl J. [Sex-specific differences in gastroenterological diseases]. INNERE MEDIZIN (HEIDELBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 64:736-743. [PMID: 36884055 DOI: 10.1007/s00108-023-01491-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract present with substantial sex differences that have a potential impact on patient outcome. This fact is not sufficiently addressed either in basic research or in clinical studies. For example, most animal studies utilize male animals. Despite differences in incidence, sex may affect complication rates, prognosis, or therapeutic response. The incidence of gastrointestinal cancers is frequently higher in males, but this observation cannot solely rely on a distinct risk behaviour. Here, differences in immune response and p53 signalling may be factors responsible for this finding. Nevertheless, taking sex differences into account and improving our understanding of relevant mechanisms is crucial and will most likely have a substantial impact on disease outcome. This overview aims to highlight sex differences in the context of various gastroenterological diseases, primarily to enhance awareness. Attention to sex-specific differences is essential to improve individualized treatment.
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- Laura Roth
- Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120, Halle (Saale), Deutschland.
- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120, Halle (Saale), Deutschland
- Klinik für Innere Medizin IV, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120, Halle (Saale), Deutschland.
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Jiang W, Du Y, Xiang C, Li X, Zhou W. Age-period-cohort analysis of pancreatitis epidemiological trends from 1990 to 2019 and forecasts for 2044: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1118888. [PMID: 37361161 PMCID: PMC10288197 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1118888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Objective Pancreatitis poses a serious medical problem worldwide. This study aims to explore the epidemiological trends of pancreatitis from 1990 to 2019, analyze the association between disease burden and age, period and birth cohort, and subsequently present a forecast of pancreatitis incidence and deaths. Methods Epidemiologic data were gathered from the Global Health Data Exchange query tool. Joinpoint regression model was used to calculate the average annual percentage changes (AAPCs). Age-period-cohort analysis was utilized to estimate the independent effects of age, period and birth cohort. We also predicted the global epidemiological trends to 2044. Results Globally, the incident cases and deaths of pancreatitis increased 1.63-and 1.65-fold from 1990 to 2019, respectively. Joinpoint regression analysis showed that the age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) and age-standardized death rate (ASDR) decreased over the past three decades. The age effect indicates that older people have higher age-specific incidence and death rates. The period effect on incidence and deaths showed downward trends from 1990 to 2019. The cohort effect demonstrated that incidence and death risk peaked in the earlier birth cohort and were lower in the latest birth cohort. Incident cases and deaths of pancreatitis may significantly increase in the next 25 years. The ASIRs were predicted to slightly increase, while the ASDRs were predicted to decrease. Conclusion Epidemiologic patterns and trends of pancreatitis across age, period and birth cohort may provide novel insight into public health. Limitations of alcohol use and prevention strategies for pancreatitis are necessary to reduce future burden.
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- Wenkai Jiang
- The Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Department of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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Lee PJ, Lahooti A, Culp S, Boutsicaris A, Holovach P, Wozniak K, Lahooti I, Paragomi P, Hinton A, Pothoulakis I, Talukdar R, Kochhar R, Goenka MK, Gulla A, Gonzalez JA, Singh V, Bogado MF, Stevens T, Babu ST, Nawaz H, Gutierrez SC, Zarnescu N, Capurso G, Easler J, Triantafyllou K, Peláez Luna M, Thakkar S, Ocampo C, de-Madaria E, Cote GA, Wu BU, Hart PA, Krishna SG, Lara L, Han S, Papachristou GI. Obesity and alcoholic etiology as risk factors for multisystem organ failure in acute pancreatitis: Multinational study. United European Gastroenterol J 2023; 11:383-391. [PMID: 37096304 PMCID: PMC10165322 DOI: 10.1002/ueg2.12390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Multisystem organ failure (MSOF) is the most important determinant of mortality in acute pancreatitis (AP). Obesity and alcoholic etiology have been examined as potential risk factors for MSOF, but prior studies have not adequately elucidated their independent effects on the risk of MSOF. OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the adjusted effects of body mass index (BMI) and alcoholic etiology on the risk of MSOF in subjects with AP. METHODS A prospective observational study of 22 centers from 10 countries was conducted. Patients admitted to an APPRENTICE consortium center with AP between August 2015 and January 2018 were enrolled. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the adjusted effects of BMI, etiology, and other relevant covariates on the risk of MSOF. Models were stratified by sex. RESULTS Among 1544 AP subjects, there was a sex-dependent association between BMI and the risk of MSOF. Increasing BMI was associated with increased odds of MSOF in males (OR 1.10, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.04-1.15) but not in females (OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.90-1.1). Male subjects with AP, whose BMIs were 30-34 and >35 kg/m2 , had odds ratios of 3.78 (95% CI 1.62-8.83) and 3.44 (95% CI 1.08-9.99), respectively. In females, neither higher grades of obesity nor increasing age increased the risk of MSOF. Alcoholic etiology was independently associated with increased odds of MSOF compared with non-alcohol etiologies (OR 4.17, 95% CI 2.16-8.05). CONCLUSION Patients with alcoholic etiology and obese men (but not women) are at substantially increased risk of MSOF in AP.
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- Peter J Lee
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Division of Gastroenterology, John Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, Maine, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Emergency Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pancreato-Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán-Universidad-Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Gastroenterology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Hospital General de Argudos "Dr. Cosme Argerich", Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL - Fundación FISABIO), Alicante, Spain
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- Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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İnce AT, Seven G, Koçhan K, Kiremitçi S, Yıldız K, Şentürk H. The course of acute pancreatitis in patients with different BMI groups. Pancreatology 2022; 22:348-355. [PMID: 35322789 DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2022.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the risk factors, Atlanta severity score, Balthazar-CTSI score, and disease course in patients of varying weight with acute pancreatitis (AP). METHODS A retrospective evaluation was made of normal weight (NW), overweight (OW), and obese (OB) patients (n:1134) with respect to demographic findings, diabetes (DM)/hypertension, smoking/alcohol use, etiologies, laboratory findings, Balthazar/Atlanta severity scores, and disease outcomes. After consistency and associations among the BMI, Balthazar, and Atlanta groups were evaluated, combined effects of risk factors on mortality, hospital and ICU stays were re-examined statistically. RESULTS In the OB group, mean age (p < 0.001), female gender (p < 0.001), increased BUN(p < 0.027) and Hct (p = 0.039), DM(p < 0.024), and mortality (p < 0.011) were statistically significant. In the non-NW groups, the rates of complications (40.6%/38.6%), mortality (3.7%/4.9%), interventional procedures (36%/39%), and length of hospital stay (11.6%/9.8%) were increased. Obesity constituted 23.7% of severe AP(SAP) and 50% of mortality. There was no significant relationship between Atlanta and Balthazar groups and BMI, nor between Balthazar and moderate AP (MSAP) to SAP. Old age (p = 0.000), male sex (p = 0.05), obesity (p = 0.046), alcohol (p = 0.014), low Hct (p = 0.044), high CRP (p = 0.024), MSAP/SAP (p = 0.02/(p < 0.001), and any complications (p < 0.001) increased the mortality risk. Female gender (p = 0.024), smoking (p = 0.021), hypertriglyceridemia (p = 0.047), idiopathic etiology (p = 0.023), and MSAP/SAP (p < 0.001) associations increased ICU admission. Co-occurrences of higher Balthazar score (p < 0.001), MSAP/SAP (p < 0.001), all kinds of complications (p < 0.001), and recurrence (p = 0.040) increased the hospital stay (≥11 days). CONCLUSIONS Although complications, mortality, longer hospitalization, and interventional procedures were observed more in the overweight and obese, successful prediction of Atlanta severity and Balthazar-CTSI scores based on BMI does not appear to be accurate. OB carries an increased risk for morbidity and mortality. The combined effects of risk factors increased mortality, longer hospital stays, and ICU admission.
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- Ali Tüzün İnce
- Gastroenterology Clinic, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı, Vatan Cad, 34093, Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey.
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- Gastroenterology Clinic, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı, Vatan Cad, 34093, Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Gastroenterology Clinic, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı, Vatan Cad, 34093, Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Gastroenterology Clinic, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı, Vatan Cad, 34093, Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Internal Medicine Clinic, Medicana International Hospital, Beylikdüzü Cd. No:3, 34520, Beylikdüzü, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Gastroenterology Clinic, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı, Vatan Cad, 34093, Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey
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OBJECTIVES Cases of acute pancreatitis (AP) are increasing worldwide, and mortality remains high in severe cases. In 2015, the Japanese guidelines for the management of AP were revised. We aimed to clarify the clinical practice of AP in Japan and its trend during the revision of the guidelines using a Japanese nationwide administrative database. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 102,119 patients with AP who were hospitalized between April 2014 and March 2018. The study period was divided into the first period (the time before the revision: fiscal years 2014 and 2015) and second period (after the revision: 2016 and 2017). RESULTS Severe cases of AP accounted for 27.7% of total cases. The in-hospital mortality in severe cases was 5.7%. The mortality within 14 days of admission improved from 3.2% in the first period to 2.6% in the second period (P = 0.022). Referred patients had more severe diseases and a higher mortality. The mortality in patients who underwent endoscopic ultrasound-guided fistuloplasty for local complications (11.6%) was lower than that in patients who underwent percutaneous drainage (23.4%) or AP surgery (22.6%) (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS We clarified the clinical practice of AP including the improved mortality after the revision of the guidelines.
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