Risk Factors Associated With Pediatric Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis: Lessons From INSPPIRE.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pediatric acute recurrent pancreatitis (ARP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) are poorly understood.

Objective

To characterize and identify risk factors associated with ARP and CP in childhood.

Design, setting, and participants

A multinational cross-sectional study of children with ARP or CP at the time of enrollment to the INSPPIRE (International Study Group of Pediatric Pancreatitis: In Search for a Cure) study at participant institutions of the INSPPIRE Consortium. From August 22, 2012, to February 8, 2015, 155 children with ARP and 146 with CP (aged ≤19 years) were enrolled. Their demographic and clinical information was entered into the REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) database at the 15 centers. Differences were analyzed using 2-sample t test or

SUBMITTER: Kumar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5317277 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature