Prognostic Characteristics According to Acute Pancreatitis with Identified versus Unknown Etiology.
Prognostic Characteristics According to Acute Pancreatitis with Identified versus Unknown Etiology.
| Characteristic | Total (n=560) | Identified Etiology (n=359) | Idiopathic (n=201) | P Value |
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| Short-term Outcomes | ||||
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| Admitted to ICU, n (%) | 12 (2.1) | 9 (2.5) | 3 (1.5) | 0.426 |
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| Length of hospital stay, days, median (range) | 4.0 (2.0–6.0) | 4.0 (3.0–6.0) | 3.0 (2.0–5.0) | <0.001 |
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| Any complication, n (%), of which: | 20 (3.6) | 14 (3.9) | 6 (3.0) | 0.643 |
| Necrotizing, n (%) | 15 (2.7) | 10 (2.8) | 5 (2.5) | 0.740 |
| Pseudocyst, n (%) | 5 (0.9) | 4 (1.1) | 1 (0.5) | |
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| Surgery due to complication, n (%) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.194 |
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| 30-day re-admission due to pancreatitis, n (%) | 54 (9.6) | 49 (13.6) | 5 (2.5) | <0.001 |
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| 30-day re-admission due to any cause, n (%) | 91 (16.3) | 76 (21.2) | 15 (7.5) | <0.001 |
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| 30-day ERCP/MRCP tests, n (%) | 29 (5.2) | 26 (7.2) | 3 (1.5) | 0.002 |
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| 30-day mortality, n (%) | 16 (2.9) | 11 (3.1) | 5 (2.5) | 0.769 |
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| Composite outcome, n (%)* | 86 (15.4) | 70 (19.5) | 16 (8.0) | <0.001 |
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| Long-term Outcomes | ||||
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| 365-day mortality, n (%) | 40 (7.1) | 25 (7.0) | 15 (7.5) | 0.865 |
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| 365-day re-admission due to pancreatitis, n (%) | 112 (20.0) | 92 (25.6) | 20 (10.0) | <0.001 |
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| 365-day re-admission due to any cause, n (%) | 224 (40.0) | 167 (46.5) | 57 (28.4) | <0.001 |
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| 365-day ERCP/MRCP tests, n (%) | 78 (13.9) | 52 (14.5) | 26 (12.9) | 0.703 |
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| Gastro outpatient clinic follow-up, n (%) | 147 (26.3) | 80 (22.3) | 67 (33.3) | 0.005 |