A case-control emergency department-based analysis of acute pancreatitis in Covid-19: Results of the UMC-19-S-6
Por:
Miro, O, Llorens, P, Jimenez, S, Pinera, P, Burillo-Putze, G, Martin, A, Martin-Sanchez, FJ, Lamberechts, J, Alquezar-Arbe, A, Jacob, J, Noceda, J, Cano, MJC, Bayarri, MJF, Porrino, JMM, Melendez, N, Garcia, CP, Aznar, JVB, Ponce, MC, Fernandez, ED, Martinez, LE, Gomez, AP, Tost, J, Dominguez, MJ, Munoz, FJT, del Castillo, JG
Publicada:
1 nov 2021
Ahead of Print:
1 ene 2021
Resumen:
Background/Purpose: We investigated the incidence, risk factors, clinical characteristics and outcomes of acute pancreatitis (AP) in patients with COVID-19 attending the emergency department (ED), before hospitalization.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all COVID patients diagnosed with AP in 62 Spanish EDs (20% of Spanish EDs, COVID-AP) during the COVID outbreak. We formed two control groups: COVID patients without AP (COVID-non-AP) and non-COVID patients with AP (non-COVID-AP). Unadjusted comparisons between cases and controls were performed regarding 59 baseline and clinical characteristics and four outcomes.
Results: We identified 54 AP in 74 814 patients with COVID-19 attending the ED (frequency = 0.72 parts per thousand, 95% CI = 0.54-0.94 parts per thousand). This frequency was lower than in non-COVID patients (2231/1 388 879, 1.61 parts per thousand, 95% CI = 1.54-1.67; OR = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.34-0.58). Etiology of AP was similar in both groups, being biliary origin in about 50%. Twenty-six clinical characteristics of COVID patients were associated with a higher risk of developing AP: abdominal pain (OR = 59.4, 95% CI = 23.7-149), raised blood amylase (OR = 31.8; 95% CI = 1.60-632) and vomiting (OR = 15.8, 95% CI = 6.69-37.2) being the strongest, and some inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, platelets, D-dimer) were more increased. Compared to non-COVID-AP, COVID-AP patients differed in 23 variables; the strongest ones related to COVID symptoms, but less abdominal pain was reported, pancreatic enzymes raise was lower, and severity (estimated by BISAP and SOFA score at ED arrival) was higher. The in-hospital mortality (adjusted for age and sex) of COVID-AP did not differ from COVID-non-AP (OR = 1.12, 95% CI = 0.45-245) but was higher than non-COVID-AP (OR = 2.46, 95% CI = 1.35-4.48).
Conclusions: Acute pancreatitis as presenting form of COVID-19 in the ED is unusual (<1 parts per thousand cases). Some clinically distinctive characteristics are present compared to the remaining COVID patients and can help to identify this unusual manifestation. In-hospital mortality of COVID-AP does not differ from COVID-non-AP but is higher than non-COVID-AP, and the higher severity of AP in COVID patients could partially contribute to this increment.
Filiaciones:
Miro, O:
Univ Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Hosp Clin, Emergency Dept, Barcelona, Spain
Llorens, P:
Univ Miguel Hernandez, Hosp Gen Alicante, Emergency Dept, Elche, Spain
Jimenez, S:
Univ Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Hosp Clin, Emergency Dept, Barcelona, Spain
Pinera, P:
Hosp Reina Sofia, Emergency Dept, Murcia, Spain
Burillo-Putze, G:
Hosp Univ Canarias, Emergency Dept, Tenerife, Spain
Martin, A:
Hosp Severo Ochoa, Emergency Dept, Leganes, Spain
Martin-Sanchez, FJ:
Univ Complutense, Hosp Clin San Carlos, Emergency Dept, IDISSC, Madrid, Spain
Lamberechts, J:
Univ Complutense, Hosp Clin San Carlos, Emergency Dept, IDISSC, Madrid, Spain
Alquezar-Arbe, A:
Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Emergency Dept, Barcelona, Spain
Jacob, J:
Hosp Univ Bellvitge, Emergency Dept, Barcelona, Spain
Noceda, J:
Univ Valencia, Hosp Clin, Emergency Dept, Valencia, Spain
Cano, MJC:
Hosp Arnau de Vilanova Valencia, Emergency Dept, Valencia, Spain
Bayarri, MJF:
Hosp Francesc de Borja de Gandia, Emergency Dept, Valencia, Spain
Porrino, JMM:
Hosp Marina Baixa de Villajoyosa, Emergency Dept, Alicante, Spain
Melendez, N:
Hosp Virgen de los Lirios, Emergency Dept, Alcoy, Spain
Garcia, CP:
Hosp Lluis Alcanys de Xativa, Emergency Dept, Valencia, Spain
Aznar, JVB:
Hosp Univ La Ribera, Emergency Dept, Valencia, Spain
Ponce, MC:
Hosp Vega Baja, Emergency Dept, Orihuela, Spain
Fernandez, ED:
Hosp Univ St Joan, Emergency Dept, Alicante, Spain
Martinez, LE:
Hosp Gen Requena, Emergency Dept, Valencia, Spain
Gomez, AP:
Hosp Lliria, Emergency Dept, Valencia, Spain
Tost, J:
Hosp Terrassa, Emergency Dept, Barcelona, Spain
Dominguez, MJ:
Hosp Univ Fuenlabrada, Emergency Dept, Madrid, Spain
Munoz, FJT:
Hosp Univ Infanta Cristina de Parla, Emergency Dept, Madrid, Spain
del Castillo, JG:
Univ Complutense, Hosp Clin San Carlos, Emergency Dept, IDISSC, Madrid, Spain
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