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ABSTRACT: Background
Respiratory failure worsens the outcome of acute pancreatitis (AP) and underlying factors might be early detectable.Aims
To evaluate the prevalence and prognostic relevance of early pleuropulmonary pathologies and pre-existing chronic lung diseases (CLD) in AP patients.Methods
Multicentre retrospective cohort study. Caudal sections of the thorax derived from abdominal contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) performed in the early phase of AP were assessed. Independent predictors of severe AP were identified by binary logistic regression analysis. A one-year survival analysis using Kaplan-Meier curves and log rank test was performed.Results
358 patients were analysed, finding pleuropulmonary pathologies in 81%. CECTs were performed with a median of 2 days (IQR 1-3) after admission. Multivariable analysis identified moderate to severe or bilateral pleural effusions (PEs) (OR = 4.16, 95%CI 2.05-8.45, p<0.001) and pre-existing CLD (OR = 2.93, 95%CI 1.17-7.32, p = 0.022) as independent predictors of severe AP. Log rank test showed a significantly worse one-year survival in patients with bilateral compared to unilateral PEs in a subgroup.Conclusions
Increasing awareness of the prognostic impact of large and bilateral PEs and pre-existing CLD could facilitate the identification of patients at high risk for severe AP in the early phase and thus improve their prognosis.
SUBMITTER: Luiken I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8820650 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Luiken Ina I Eisenmann Stephan S Garbe Jakob J Sternby Hanna H Verdonk Robert C RC Dimova Alexandra A Ignatavicius Povilas P Ilzarbe Lucas L Koiva Peeter P Penttilä Anne K AK Regnér Sara S Dober Johannes J Wohlgemuth Walter A WA Brill Richard R Michl Patrick P Rosendahl Jonas J Damm Marko M
PloS one 20220207 2
<h4>Background</h4>Respiratory failure worsens the outcome of acute pancreatitis (AP) and underlying factors might be early detectable.<h4>Aims</h4>To evaluate the prevalence and prognostic relevance of early pleuropulmonary pathologies and pre-existing chronic lung diseases (CLD) in AP patients.<h4>Methods</h4>Multicentre retrospective cohort study. Caudal sections of the thorax derived from abdominal contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) performed in the early phase of AP were assessed. ...[more]