Management of acute pancreatitis in Japan: Analysis of nationwide epidemiological survey

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2016; 22(28): 6335-6344
Published online Jul 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i28.6335

Table 3 Comparison of the characteristics of patients with or without walled-off necrosis in 2011 survey n (%)

	WON (+), n = 124	WON (-), n = 226	P value
Median age (IQR)	59 (50-70)	62.5 (50-74)	0.190¹
Male sex	102 (82.3)	164 (72.6)	0.042²
Severe pancreatitis	56 (45.2)	65 (28.8)	0.002²
Severity score ≥ 3	19 (15.3)	23 (10.2)	0.160²
Severity score < 3	105 (84.7)	203 (89.8)
CT grade ≥ 2	51 (41.1)	54 (23.9)	0.001²
CT grade < 2	51 (41.1)	137 (60.6)
CT grade unknown	22 (17.7)	35 (15.5)
Etiology
Biliary	23 (18.6)	42 (18.6)	0.980²
Alcohol	52 (41.9)	96 (42.5)
Idiopathic	20 (16.1)	37 (16.4)
Others	26 (21.0)	43 (19.0)
Unknown	3 (2.4)	8 (3.5)

¹t-test;

²χ² test. CT: Computed tomography; IQR: Interquartile range; WON: Walled-off necrosis.

Citation: Hamada S, Masamune A, Shimosegawa T. Management of acute pancreatitis in Japan: Analysis of nationwide epidemiological survey. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(28): 6335-6344
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i28/6335.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i28.6335