Clinical features of acute pancreatitis in pregnancy and related risk factors / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical features and maternal and fetal outcomes of acute pancreatitis in pregnancy （APIP） and the risk factors for disease aggravation， and to establish a predictive model. MethodsA retrospective analysis was performed for 52 APIP patients who were admitted to Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University from January 2017 to December 2022， and according to disease severity， they were divided into mild acute pancreatitis （MAP） group with 32 patients， moderate-severe acute pancreatitis （MSAP） group with 8 patients， and severe acute pancreatitis （SAP） group with 12 patients. The logistic regression analysis was performed for the clinical data of each group，and the receiver operating characteristic （ROC） curves were plotted to assess the value of risk factors in predicting the severity of APIP. A one-way analysis of variance was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between multiple groups，and the least significant difference t-test was used for further comparision between two groups. The Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between multiple groups，and the Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used for further comparision between two groups； the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups. ResultsOf all patients in terms of etiology， 26 （50%） had hyperlipidemic pancreatitis， 20 （38.4%） had biliary pancreatitis， and 6 （11.5%） had idiopathic pancreatitis. In terms of gestational week， 1 patient （1.9%） was in early pregnancy， 25 （48.1%） were in mid-pregnancy， and 26 （50.0%） were in late pregnancy. A total of 10 patients （19.2%） had acute respiratory distress syndrome （ARDS）， among whom 9 （90%） required respiratory support. There were significant differences between the patients with different severities of APIP in aspartate aminotransferase， alanine aminotransferase， blood urea nitrogen， blood glucose， C-reactive protein （CRP）， international normalized ratio （INR）， pneumonia， ARDS， sepsis， hepatic insufficiency， and coagulation dysfunction （all P<0.05）. The univariate analysis showed that the severity of APIP was associated with blood glucose， blood urea nitrogen， CRP， and pneumonia （all P<0.05）， and pneumonia was a risk factor for the aggravation of APIP （odds ratio=18.938， 95% confidence interval： 1.020 ‍— ‍351.747， P=0.048）. CRP， blood glucose， blood urea nitrogen， and INR used in combination had a larger area under the ROC curve than each index used alone （0.954 vs 0.778/0.796/0.721/0.801）. ConclusionPneumonia is a risk factor for the aggravation of APIP， and the combination of CRP， blood glucose， blood urea nitrogen， and INR can be used to predict the severity of APIP.