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. 2022 Jan 25;22(3):339–347. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2022.01.008

Table 2.

Comparison between COVID positive AP with propensity matched historical cohort of AP∗.

Parameters COVID positive AP (n = 85) Propensity matched Non-COVID AP cohort (n = 230) Adjusted analysis#
aOR (95% CI)
P value@
Age (years)
Mean ± SD
41.1 ± 13.0 40.07 ± 11.9 0.54
Female, N (percentage) 27 (31.8%) 73 (31.7%) 0.99
Any co-morbidity, N (percentage) 22 (25.9%) 30 (13.2%) 0.007
Severity of AP, N (percentage)
 Mild 13 (15.3%) 41 (17.8%)
 Moderate 40 (47.1%) 96 (41.7%) 0.68
 Severe 32 (37.6%) 93 (40.4%)
SIRS at admission, N (percentage) 79 (92.9%) 110 (48.0%) <0.0001
Outcome Parameters
ALI, N (percentage) 56 (65.9%) 85 (37.0%) 24.5 (8.6–69.9) <0.0001
AKI, N (percentage) 25 (29.4%) 53 (23.1%) 2.1 (1.0–4.2) 0.25
CVSF, N (percentage) 27 (31.8%) 33 (14.4%) 3.8 (1.9–7.6) 0.001
Multiple OF, N (percentage) 34 (40.0%) 55 (24.0%) 3.8 (1.9–7.7) <0.0001
Need for ICU stay, N (percentage) 48 (57.8%) 85 (37.0%) 2.9 (1.6–5.4) 0.001
Hospital stay (days)$ 14.0 (16.5) 15 (28.5) 0.76
Need for ventilator support - NIV
MV
5 (5.9%)
28 (32.9%)
10 (4.4%)
14 (6.1%)
7.5 (3.7–15.3) <0.0001
Need for Dialysis, N (percentage) 7 (8.2%) 14 (6.1%) 1.6 (0.6–4.5) 0.50
Interventions for local complications, N (percentage) 34 (40.0%) 114 (49.6%) 0.6 (0.3–1.1) 0.13
Need for necrosectomy/Surgery, N (percentage) 11 (12.9%) 29 (17.3%) 0.7 (0.3–1.6) 0.37
In-hospital mortality, N (percentage) 28 (32.9%) 44 (19.1%) 2.8 (1.5–5.3) 0.010

∗Propensity matched (1:4) with age, sex and severity.

@ P value represents the difference in the parameter distribution between the COVID positive and COVID negative group.

#Adjusted for age, sex, comorbidities and severity.

$ represented as median (interquartile range).

Abbreviations: AP acute pancreatitis; COVID Coronavirus disease; aOR adjusted Odds' ratio; SIRS Systemic inflammatory response syndrome; ALI Acute lung injury; AKI Acute kidney injury; CVSF Cardiovascular system failure; OF organ failure; ICU intensive care; NIV non-invasive ventilation; MV mechanical ventilation; CI confidence interval.