Patient characteristics and clinical details
LAMS (n = 31) | Plastic (n = 29) | P values | |
Age (years) | |||
Mean (SD) | 55.8 (15.6) | 60.3 (13.0) | 0.277 |
Median | 59 | 62 | |
IQR | 25 | 15 | |
Range | 22–83 | 32–78 | |
Gender: n (%) | |||
Female | 11 (35.5) | 13 (44.8) | 0.460 |
Male | 20 (64.5) | 16 (55.2) | |
Ethnicity: n (%) | |||
Black | 3 (9.7) | 1 (3.4) | 0.750 |
Hispanic | 2 (6.5) | 3 (10.3) | |
White | 26 (83.9) | 25 (86.2) | |
Aetiology of acute pancreatitis: n (%) | |||
Alcohol | 9 (29.0) | 5 (17.2) | 0.453 |
Gallstones | 6 (19.4) | 10 (34.5) | |
Idiopathic | 12 (38.7) | 12 (41.4) | |
Other* | 4 (12.9) | 2 (6.9) | |
Serum white cell count (x109 cells/L) | |||
Mean (SD) | 11.2 (7.0) | 11.3 (6.5) | 0.840 |
Median | 9.9 | 8.2 | |
IQR | 6.1 | 8.2 | |
Range | 2.9–33.0 | 4.3–31.3 | |
Serum albumin (g/dL) | |||
Mean (SD) | 3.1 (0.7) | 3.1 (0.6) | 0.813 |
Median | 3.1 | 3.0 | |
IQR | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
Range | 1.8–4.4 | 2.1–4.5 | |
SIRS preprocedure: n (%) | 9 (29.0) | 13 (44.8) | 0.205 |
Organ failure preprocedure: n (%) | 2 (6.5) | 4 (13.8) | 0.417 |
Clinical presentation: n (%) | |||
Infection† | 27 (87.1) | 26 (89.7) | 0.999 |
Pain | 4 (12.9) | 3 (10.3) | |
ASA classification: n (%) | |||
II | 13 (41.9) | 12 (41.4) | 0.918 |
III | 17 (54.8) | 15 (51.7) | |
IV | 1 (3.2) | 2 (6.9) | |
ICU or high-acuity unit care: n (%) | 10 (32.3) | 10 (34.5) | 0.855 |
Route of nutrition at index intervention: n (%) | |||
Oral | 24 (77.4) | 20 (69.0) | 0.596 |
Enteral | 5 (16.1) | 7 (24.1) | |
TPN | 1 (3.2) | 2 (6.9) | |
None | 1 (3.2) | 0 |
*Other aetiology of acute pancreatitis: in LAMS group—pancreatic cancer in one, pancreas divisum in one, post-ERCP pancreatitis in one, trauma in one patient. In plastic group—post-EUS-FNA in one, trauma in one patient.
†Infected WON defined as positive culture of aspirated contents or gas within WON seen on CT.
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologist; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; EUS, endoscopic ultrasound; FNA, fine- needle aspiration; ICU, intensive care unit; LAMS, lumen-apposing metal stent; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome; TPN, total parenteral nutrition.