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Multicenter Study
. 2022 Aug 26;101(34):e30216.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030271.

Post-ERCP pancreatitis: Frequency and risk stratification from four tertiary care referral hospitals in South East Asia

Sultana Parvin  1 , Md Samiul Islam  2 , Touhidul Karim Majumdar  1 , Md Golam Azam  3 , Mohammad Shohidul Islam  4 , Most Rokshana Begum  5 , Md Altaf Hossain  1 , Iftekhar Imam  3 , Faruque Ahmed  1
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Multicenter Study

Post-ERCP pancreatitis: Frequency and risk stratification from four tertiary care referral hospitals in South East Asia

Sultana Parvin et al. Medicine (Baltimore). .

Abstract

Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP) is a dreaded complication. But the frequency of this complication varies widely (1%-40%) among the literature and across geographical regions. With uncertainty in the estimation of occurrence and having no accepted, safe, effective method to prevent it, identification of its frequency and predictable risk factors is very crucial in a local or regional setting. The aim of this study was to identify the frequency of PEP and its risk factors from 4 tertiary care referral centers from a country in the South East Asia Region. This cross-sectional study was done on 1042 consecutive ERCP in adult patients (age >18 years) with baseline serum amylase levels less than 3 times the upper level of standard value. On the basis of clinical features and the amylase level at 24 hours (the next morning), the procedure was evaluated to confirm PEP. The frequency of PEP was calculated and procedure, patient, or operator-related independent risk factors for occurring PEP were analyzed using univariate and multivariate analyses. The study found 204 (19.6%) cases of PEP. In multivariate regression analysis, young age, suspected Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction, recurrent pancreatitis, needle papillotomy, and pancreatic sphincterotomy were significant risk factors. The univariate analysis also found difficult cannulation and pancreatic duct injection with contrast as significant risk factors. Both patient-related and procedure-related risk factors acted independently for the development of PEP, which occurred in 19.6% of cases. This multicenter assessment of the frequency and risk factors for PEP in our patients would be extremely beneficial for future prevention of this complication.

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The authors have no funding and conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Figure 1.
Frequency of PEP. ERCP = endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, PEP = post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis.
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