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. 2014 Mar;16(3):275-81.
doi: 10.1111/hpb.12125. Epub 2013 Jul 22.

National trends in pancreaticoduodenal trauma: interventions and outcomes

Elizaveta Ragulin-Coyne  1 , Elan R Witkowski, Zeling Chau, Daniel Wemple, Sing Chau Ng, Heena P Santry, Shimul A Shah, Jennifer F Tseng
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National trends in pancreaticoduodenal trauma: interventions and outcomes

Elizaveta Ragulin-Coyne et al. HPB (Oxford). 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Objectives: Pancreaticoduodenal trauma (PDT) is associated with substantial mortality and morbidity. In this study, contemporary trends were analysed using national data.

Methods: The Nationwide Inpatient Sample for 1998-2009 was queried for patients with PDT. Interventions including any operation (Any-Op) and pancreas-specific surgery (PSURG) were identified. Trends in treatment and outcomes were determined [complications, length of stay (LoS), mortality] for the Any-Op, PSURG and non-operative (Non-Op) groups. Analyses included chi-squared tests, Cochran-Armitage trend tests and logistic regression.

Results: A total of 27 216 patients (nationally weighted) with PDT were identified. Over time, the frequency of PDT increased by 8.3%, whereas the proportion of patients submitted to PSURG declined (from 21.7% to 19.8%; P = 0.0004) and the percentage of patients submitted to non-operative management increased (from 56.7% to 59.1%; P = 0.01). In the Non-Op group, mortality decreased from 9.7% to 8.6% (P < 0.001); morbidity and LoS remained unchanged at ∼40% and ∼12 days, respectively. In the PSURG group, mortality remained stable at ∼15%, complications increased from 50.2% to 71.8% (P < 0.0001) and LoS remained stable at ∼21 days. For all PDT patients, significant independent predictors of mortality included: the presence of combined pancreatic and duodenal injuries; penetrating trauma, and age >50 years. Having any operation (Any-Op) was associated with mortality, but PSURG was not a predictor of death.

Conclusions: The utilization of operations for PDT has declined without affecting mortality, but operative morbidity increased significantly over the 12 years to 2009. The development of an evidence-based approach to invasive manoeuvres and an early multidisciplinary approach involving pancreatic surgeons may improve outcomes in patients with these morbid injuries.

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(a) Mortality and (b) morbidity in an extrapolated sample of 27 216 patients admitted for injury to the pancreas and/or duodenum during 1998–2009 by intervention type. Non-Op, non-operative group; PSURG, pancreas-specific surgery group
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