Continuing episodes of pain in recurrent acute pancreatitis: Prospective follow up on a standardised protocol with drugs and pancreatic endotherapy

Table 2 Visual analogue score and average number of days with pain per month all patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis and in the subgroups

	Baseline	1 yr	P value
All patients (n = 39)
VAS	7.7 (5.5, 8.3)	0 (0, 2)	< 0.001
Average number of days with pain per month	1.0 (1.0, 2.0)	1.0 (0, 1.0)	< 0.001
Patients on DT (n = 21)
VAS	7.3 (5.1, 8.3)	0 (0, 2.4)	< 0.001
Average number of days with pain per month	2.0 (1.0, 2.0)	1.0 (0.0, 1.0)	< 0.01
Patients on ET (n = 18)
VAS	7.1 (5.8, 8.4)	0 (0, 7.5)	< 0.01
Average number of days with pain per month	1.0 (1.0, 3.5)	1.0 (0.0, 1.0)	< 0.05

Data expressed as median (quartiles). VAS: Visual analogue scale.