Table 5.
Subgroup analysis of 30 cases that received conservative management
| Characteristic | Factors | Frequency (n) | Successful NOM | Failed NOM | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | < 18 | 13 | 8 (61.5) | 5 (38.5) | 0.431 |
| ≥ 18 | 17 | 8 (47.1) | 9 (52.9) | ||
| Sex | Male | 17 | 12 (70.6) | 5 (29.4) | 0.03 |
| Female | 13 | 4 (30.8) | 9 (69.2) | ||
| AAST Grade of injury | I or II | 18 | 15 (83.3) | 3 (16.7) | 0.001 |
| III | 9 | 0 (0) | 9 (100) | ||
| IV | 3 | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | ||
| Injured area | Head or neck | 6 | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0.188 |
| Body or tail | 19 | 8 (42.1) | 11 (57.9) | ||
| All the pancreas | 3 | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | ||
| Not detected | 2 | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | ||
| Blood transfusion | No | 22 | 12 (54.5) | 10 (45.5) | 0.825 |
| Yes | 8 | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | ||
| Diastase | 30–118 | 6 | 6 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| 119–354 | 8 | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | 0.221 | |
| ≥ 355 (NL3) | 15 | 8 (53.3) | 7 (46.7) | ||
| Mechanism of injury | Penetrating | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 0.277 |
| Blunt | 29 | 16 (55.2) | 13 (44.8) | ||
| GCS | 13–15 | 25 | 14 (56.0) | 11 (44.0) | 0.513 |
| 3–8 | 5 | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | ||
| ISS | 1–15 | 7 | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) | |
| 16–24 | 13 | 6 (46.2) | 7 (53.8) | 0.083 | |
| ≥ 25 | 10 | 4 (40.0) | 6 (60.0) | ||
| Injury to other organs | No | 6 | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 0.464 |
| Yes | 24 | 12 (50.0) | 12 (50.0) | ||
| ERCP | Didn’t | 21 | 13 (61.9) | 8 (38.1) | 0.151 |
| Did | 9 | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | ||
| Discharged to | Home | 25 | 14 (56.0) | 11 (44.0) | |
| Other’s hospital | 1 | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 0.348 | |
| Rehabilitation | 4 | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | ||
| Survival | Survive | 30 | 16 (53.3) | 14 (46.7) | |
| Death | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Values are presented as number (%).
NOM, non-operative management; AAST, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma; NL, normal liter; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS, injury severity score; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiography.