PancRea: Risk Factors and Outcomes of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis (PancRea)

Risk Factors and Outcomes of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis: Retrospective Cohort of 148 Patients Admitted to the ICU for Acute Pancreatitis

Severe acute pancreatitis is a common reason for intensive care unit (ICU) admission and is associated with prolonged hospital stays and high morbidity and mortality rates. The Atlanta classification differentiates mild, moderate, and severe acute pancreatitis, and each of these categories correlates with morbidity and mortality. Mortality remains high, between 10% and 39%, in severe and moderately severe acute pancreatitis. After the first week, about 30% of patients with necrotizing pancreatitis develop infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN). IPN is a risk factor for mortality.The treatment of IPN combines antibiotics with interventions to remove the infected intra-abdominal material, preferably using minimally invasive techniques such as percutaneous and endoscopic drainage, which have been proven beneficial. In several studies biological markers such as procalcitonin and interleukin 8 were effective in predicting IPN. However, few clinical risk factors for IPN have been reported. Identifying risk factors may help to improve standardized strategies for early diagnosis and treatment, and then patients outcome. Our primary objective was to identify risk factors for IPN in patients admitted to the ICU for acute pancreatitis. Our secondary objective was to describe the management and outcomes of IPN

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pancreatitis; Infection; Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: No intervention

Detailed Description

Using electronic patient data monitoring systems, the investigators reviewed all patients with a diagnosis of acute necrotizing pancreatitis admitted to digestive liver disease unity or ICUs at the Nantes University Hospital, from January 1, 2012, to december 31, 2015. For enrolled patients, general clinical characteristics were collected. Patients were categorized into two groups according to the development of an infected pancreatic necrosis (highly suspected or proven), and the differences of these characteristics between two groups were evaluated. Potential risk factors were collected and studied by using multiple logistic regression analysis.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 148

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Nantes, France, 44093
    • CHU de Nantes

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis admitted in an ICU between January 2012 and December 2015 for moderately severe or severe acute pancreatitis

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients (age >18 years) with acute necrotizing pancreatitis admitted in an ICU between January 2012 and December 2015 for moderately severe or severe acute pancreatitis were included.
• Organ failure that resolves within 48 h (transient organ failure) and/or local or systemic complications without persistent organ failure or persistent organ failure (>48 h)

Exclusion Criteria:

• mild acute pancreatitis, defined as no organ failure or local complication (No necrosis or peri-pancreatic collection)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
control patients; patients without an infected pancreatic necrosis	Other: No intervention; No intervention
Case patients; patients with an infected pancreatic necrosis	Other: No intervention; No intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Risk factors of infected pancreatic necrosis	Potential risk factors included patient demographics, disease severity, complications, morphology on CT, and details of the drainage procedure. Univariate analyses examined potential risk factors on outcome (catheter drainage failure). Then, using multiple logistic regression analysis, factors achieving P≤0.1 in univariate analyses were entered into the model predicting the risk of catheter drainage failure	4 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Risk factors of mortality	Potential risk factors included patient demographics, disease severity, complications, morphology on CT, and details of the drainage procedure. Univariate analyses examined potential risk factors on outcome (mortality). Then, using multiple logistic regression analysis, factors achieving P≤0.1 in univariate analyses were entered into the model predicting the risk of non-survival	4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Nantes University Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Charlotte Garret, MD, Nantes CHU

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Garret C, Canet E, Corvec S, Boutoille D, Peron M, Archambeaud I, Le Thuaut A, Lascarrou JB, Douane F, Lerhun M, Regenet N, Coron E, Reignier J. Impact of prior antibiotics on infected pancreatic necrosis microbiology in ICU patients: a retrospective cohort study. Ann Intensive Care. 2020 Jun 15;10(1):82. doi: 10.1186/s13613-020-00698-0.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 16, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 16, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): August 18, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 24, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 23, 2026
• Last Verified: August 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Infection; Antibiotics; Drainage; Catheters; Acute pancreatitis; Acute necrotizing pancreatitis; Sepsis/complications; Organ Dysfunction Scores; Multiresistant organism; Pancreatitis/complications; Pancreatitis/diagnosis; Pancreatitis/surgery; Pancreatitis/therapy; Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing/complications; Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing/surgery; Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing/therapy
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Digestive System Diseases; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome; Inflammation; Pancreatic Diseases; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Pancreatitis; Disease; Sepsis; Infections; Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing
• Other Study ID Numbers: RC16_0126

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No