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World J Exp Med. Jun 20, 2024; 14(2): 92052
Published online Jun 20, 2024. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v14.i2.92052
Published online Jun 20, 2024. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v14.i2.92052
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with primary diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, stratified by acute peripancreatic fluid collections on index admission, n (%)
| Patient characteristics | Before matching | After matching | ||||
| No acute peripancreatic fluid collections | Acute peripancreatic fluid collections | P value | No acute peripancreatic fluid collections | Acute peripancreatic fluid collections | P value | |
| Total patients | 638801 | 34258 | 33914 | 33914 | ||
| Age in years at admission, median (IQR) | 52.0 (39.0, 63.0) | 49.0 (38.0, 59.0) | < 0.001 | 51.0 (39.0, 61.0) | 49.0 (38.0, 58.0) | < 0.001 |
| Age groups (yr) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| 18-33 | 108146 (16.9) | 5663 (16.5) | 5716 (16.9) | 5641 (16.6) | ||
| 34-49 | 181354 (28.4) | 12056 (35.2) | 10353 (30.5) | 11962 (35.3) | ||
| 50-64 | 200484 (31.4) | 11619 (33.9) | 11169 (32.9) | 11490 (33.9) | ||
| 65-79 | 107936 (16.9) | 4118 (12.0) | 4895 (14.4) | 4033 (11.9) | ||
| ≥ 80 | 40881 (6.4) | 802 (2.3) | 1781 (5.3) | 788 (2.3) | ||
| Length of stay (days), median (IQR) | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) | 4.0 (3.0, 7.0) | < 0.001 | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) | 4.0 (3.0, 7.0) | < 0.001 |
| Total charges (USD), median (IQR) | 24238.0 (14623.0, 42043.0) | 29616.5 (17365.0, 57476.0) | < 0.001 | 24418.5 (14865.0, 42640.5) | 29451.0 (17292.0, 56774.0) | < 0.001 |
| 30-day readmission | 37949 (5.9) | 5363 (15.7) | 2215 (6.5) | 5326 (15.7) | < 0.001 | |
| Elixhauser Comorbidity Index score | < 0.001 | 0.093 | ||||
| 0 | 49536 (7.8) | 1366 (4.0) | 1430 (4.2) | 1366 (4.0) | ||
| 1 | 97030 (15.2) | 3875 (11.3) | 3994 (11.8) | 3875 (11.4) | ||
| 2 | 131055 (20.5) | 6353 (18.5) | 6472 (19.1) | 6353 (18.7) | ||
| ≥ 3 | 361180 (56.5) | 22664 (66.2) | 22018 (64.9) | 22320 (65.8) | ||
| Primary payer | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Medicare | 195352 (32.1) | 7702 (23.8) | 9348 (29.1) | 7572 (23.6) | ||
| Medicaid | 140070 (23.0) | 9413 (29.1) | 8332 (25.9) | 9340 (29.2) | ||
| Private | 213873 (35.1) | 11274 (34.8) | 10763 (33.5) | 11163 (34.8) | ||
| Other | 60026 (9.9) | 3980 (12.3) | 3697 (11.5) | 3958 (12.4) | ||
| Median household income national quartile for patient ZIP code | < 0.001 | 0.005 | ||||
| 1st (0-25th) | 203221 (32.2) | 11120 (32.9) | 11169 (33.3) | 11002 (32.8) | ||
| 2nd (26th-50th) | 177998 (28.2) | 9619 (28.4) | 9373 (28.0) | 9535 (28.5) | ||
| 3rd (51st-75th) | 148894 (23.6) | 8093 (23.9) | 7756 (23.2) | 8020 (23.9) | ||
| 4th (76th-100th) | 100757 (16.0) | 5018 (14.8) | 5199 (15.5) | 4955 (14.8) | ||
| Disposition of patient (uniform) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Routine | 561425 (87.9) | 28082 (82.0) | 29204 (86.1) | 27894 (82.3) | ||
| Transfer to short-term hospital | 4817 (0.8) | 753 (2.2) | 275 (0.8) | 742 (2.2) | ||
| Transfer other: SNF, ICF, another type of facility | 17446 (2.7) | 1392 (4.1) | 1074 (3.2) | 1320 (3.9) | ||
| Home health care | 27211 (4.3) | 2600 (7.6) | 1600 (4.7) | 2540 (7.5) | ||
| Against medical advice | 25350 (4.0) | 1209 (3.5) | 1582 (4.7) | 1207 (3.6) | ||
| Died during hospitalization | 2386 (0.4) | 209 (0.6) | < 0.001 | 169 (0.5) | 198 (0.6) | 0.12 |
- Citation: Ali H, Inayat F, Rasheed W, Afzal A, Chaudhry A, Patel P, Rehman AU, Anwar MS, Nawaz G, Afzal MS, Sohail AH, Subramanium S, Dahiya DS, Budh D, Mohan BP, Adler DG. Association between acute peripancreatic fluid collections and early readmission in acute pancreatitis: A propensity-matched analysis. World J Exp Med 2024; 14(2): 92052
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-315x/full/v14/i2/92052.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5493/wjem.v14.i2.92052