Table 3.
Patient’s outcome according to group
| Clinical outcome and management | Total (n = 77) | Adult group (≥ 18 yr; n = 52) | Pediatric group (< 18 yr; n = 25) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received somatostatin | 0.613 | |||
| Yes | 13 (16.9) | 8 (15.4) | 5 (20.0) | |
| No | 64 (83.1) | 44 (84.6) | 20 (80.0) | |
| Management | 0.104 | |||
| Operative | 47 (61.0) | 35 (67.3) | 12 (48.0) | |
| Conservative | 30 (39.0) | 17 (32.7) | 13 (52.0) | |
| Management | 0.07 | |||
| Successful conservative | 16 (20.8) | 8 (15.4) | 8 (32.0) | |
| Failed conservative | 14 (18.2) | 9 (17.3) | 5 (20.0) | |
| Operative management | 47 (61.0) | 35 (67.3) | 12 (48.0) | |
| Time from admission to operation (h) | 0.899 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 13.8 ± 31.09 | 14.13 ± 33.84 | 12.93 ± 22.89 | |
| Preoperative ERCP | 0.459 | |||
| Yes | 12 (15.6) | 7 (13.5) | 5 (20.0) | |
| No | 65 (84.4) | 45 (86.5) | 20 (80.0) | |
| Intervention on the Pancreas | ||||
| Distal pancreatectomy | 24 (31.2) | 16 (30.8) | 8 (32.0) | 0.913 |
| Whiple | 2 (2.6) | 2 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 0.320 |
| Hemostasisa) | 22 (28.6) | 19 (36.5) | 3 (12.0) | 0.026 |
| Operation in another abdominal organ | 0.530 | |||
| Yes | 47 (61) | 33 (63.5) | 14 (56.0) | |
| No | 30 (39.0) | 19 (36.5) | 11 (44.0) | |
| Blood transfusion | 0.018 | |||
| Yes | 30 (39.0) | 25 (48.1) | 5 (20.0) | |
| No | 47 (61.0) | 27 (51.9) | 20 (80.0) | |
| Length of hospital stay (day) | 0.069 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 25.4 ± 25.43 | 29.05 ± 29.17 | 17.8 ± 12.22 | |
| Range | 1–161 | 1–161 | 2–42 | |
| Length of ICU stay (day) | 0.098 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 10.72 ± 16.62 | 12.9 ± 19 | 6.2 ± 8.66 | |
| Range | 0–83 | 0–83 | 0–38 | |
| Outcome | 0.203 | |||
| Death | 8 (10.4) | 7 (13.5) | 1 (4.0) | |
| Survive | 69 (89.6) | 45 (86.5) | 24 (96.0) | |
| Complication | ||||
| Abscess | 8 (10.4) | 6 (11.5) | 2 (8.0) | 0.634 |
| VAP | 4 (5.2) | 2 (3.8) | 2 (8.0) | 0.442 |
| Renal failure | 6 (7.8) | 5 (9.6) | 1 (4.0) | 0.389 |
| Liver failure | 2 (2.6) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (4.0) | 0.592 |
| Seizure | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.0) | 0.147 |
| Fever | 26 (3.8) | 22 (42.3) | 4 (16.0) | 0.022 |
Values are presented as number (%).
SD, standard deviation; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiography; ICU, intensive care unit.
a)One case had angiographic embolization only.