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SARS-CoV-2 infection in acute pancreatitis increases disease severity and 30-day mortality: COVID PAN collaborative study

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Sanjay PandanaboyanaORCiD, Venkatesh Kanakala

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Abstract

Objective: There is emerging evidence that the pancreas may be a target organ of SARS-CoV-2 infection. This aim of this study was to investigate the outcome of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) and coexistent SARS-CoV-2 infection. Design: A prospective international multicentre cohort study including consecutive patients admitted with AP during the current pandemic was undertaken. Primary outcome measure was severity of AP. Secondary outcome measures were aetiology of AP, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, length of hospital stay, local complications, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), persistent organ failure and 30-day mortality. Multilevel logistic regression was used to compare the two groups. Results: 1777 patients with AP were included during the study period from 1 March to 23 July 2020. 149 patients (8.3%) had concomitant SARS-CoV-2 infection. Overall, SARS-CoV-2-positive patients were older male patients and more likely to develop severe AP and ARDS (p<0.001). Unadjusted analysis showed that SARS-CoV-2-positive patients with AP were more likely to require ICU admission (OR 5.21, p<0.001), local complications (OR 2.91, p<0.001), persistent organ failure (OR 7.32, p<0.001), prolonged hospital stay (OR 1.89, p<0.001) and a higher 30-day mortality (OR 6.56, p<0.001). Adjusted analysis showed length of stay (OR 1.32, p<0.001), persistent organ failure (OR 2.77, p<0.003) and 30-day mortality (OR 2.41, p<0.04) were significantly higher in SARS-CoV-2 co-infection. Conclusion: Patients with AP and coexistent SARS-CoV-2 infection are at increased risk of severe AP, worse clinical outcomes, prolonged length of hospital stay and high 30-day mortality.


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Author(s): Pandanaboyana S, Moir J, Leeds JS, Oppong K, Kanwar A, Marzouk A, Belgaumkar A, Gupta A, Siriwardena AK, Haque AR, Ivanov B, Parmar C, Halloran CM, Caruana C, Borg CM, Gomez D, Damaskos D, Karavias D, Finch G, Ebied H, Pine JK, Skipworth JRA, Milburn J, Latif J, Apollos JR, Kafsi JE, Windsor JA, Roberts K, Wang K, Ravi K, Coats MV, Hollyman M, Phillips M, Okocha M, Wilson MSJ, Ameer NA, Kumar N, Shah N, Lapolla P, Magee C, Al-Sarireh B, Lunevicius R, Benhmida R, Singhal R, Balachandra S, Atici SD, Jaunoo S, Dwerryhouse S, Boyce T, Charalampakis V, Kanakala V, Abbas Z, Nayar M, Collaborative Covidpan

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Gut

Year: 2021

Volume: 70

Issue: 6

Pages: 1061-1069

Print publication date: 07/05/2021

Online publication date: 05/02/2021

Acceptance date: 11/01/2021

Date deposited: 08/02/2021

ISSN (print): 0017-5749

ISSN (electronic): 1468-3288

Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group

URL: https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2020-323364

DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-323364

PubMed id: 33547182


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Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery (AUGIS)
Pancreatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland (PSGBI)

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