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Van Veldhuisen CL, Sissingh NJ, Boxhoorn L, van Dijk SM, van Grinsven J, Verdonk RC, Boermeester MA, Bouwense SA, Bruno MJ, Cappendijk VC, van Duijvendijk P, van Eijck CHJ, Fockens P, van Goor H, Hadithi M, Haveman JW, Jacobs MA, Jansen JM, Kop MP, Manusama ER, Mieog JSD, Molenaar IQ, Nieuwenhuijs VB, Poen AC, Poley JW, Quispel R, Römkens TE, Schwartz MP, Seerden TC, Dijkgraaf MG, Stommel MW, Straathof JWA, Venneman NG, Voermans RP, van Hooft JE, van Santvoort HC, Besselink MG. Long-Term Outcome of Immediate Versus Postponed Intervention in Patients With Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis (POINTER): Multicenter Randomized Trial. Ann Surg 2024; 279:671-678. [PMID: 37450701 PMCID: PMC10922655 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To compare the long-term outcomes of immediate drainage versus the postponed-drainage approach in patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis. BACKGROUND In the randomized POINTER trial, patients assigned to the postponed-drainage approach using antibiotic treatment required fewer interventions, as compared with immediate drainage, and over a third were treated without any intervention. METHODS Clinical data of those patients alive after the initial 6-month follow-up were re-evaluated. The primary outcome was a composite of death and major complications. RESULTS Out of 104 patients, 88 were re-evaluated with a median follow-up of 51 months. After the initial 6-month follow-up, the primary outcome occurred in 7 of 47 patients (15%) in the immediate-drainage group and 7 of 41 patients (17%) in the postponed-drainage group (RR 0.87, 95% CI 0.33-2.28; P =0.78). Additional drainage procedures were performed in 7 patients (15%) versus 3 patients (7%) (RR 2.03; 95% CI 0.56-7.37; P =0.34). The median number of additional interventions was 0 (IQR 0-0) in both groups ( P =0.028). In the total follow-up, the median number of interventions was higher in the immediate-drainage group than in the postponed-drainage group (4 vs. 1, P =0.001). Eventually, 14 of 15 patients (93%) in the postponed-drainage group who were successfully treated in the initial 6-month follow-up with antibiotics and without any intervention remained without intervention. At the end of follow-up, pancreatic function and quality of life were similar. CONCLUSIONS Also, during long-term follow-up, a postponed-drainage approach using antibiotics in patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis results in fewer interventions as compared with immediate drainage and should therefore be the preferred approach. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN33682933.
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Affiliation(s)
- Charlotte L. Van Veldhuisen
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, The Netherlands
- Department of Research and Development, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Research and Development, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Lotte Boxhoorn
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Sven M. van Dijk
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, The Netherlands
| | - Janneke van Grinsven
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, The Netherlands
| | - Robert C. Verdonk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
| | - Marja A. Boermeester
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, The Netherlands
| | - Stefan A.W. Bouwense
- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
| | - Marco J. Bruno
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Harry van Goor
- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| | - Muhammed Hadithi
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Jan Willem Haveman
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
| | - Maarten A.J.M. Jacobs
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Jeroen M. Jansen
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, OLVG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Marnix P.M. Kop
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Eric R. Manusama
- Department of Surgery, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
| | - J. Sven D. Mieog
- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - I. Quintus Molenaar
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, The Netherlands
| | - Jan-Werner Poley
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
| | - Rutger Quispel
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Reinier de Graaf Group, Delft, The Netherlands
| | - Tessa E.H. Römkens
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
| | - Matthijs P. Schwartz
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
| | - Tom C. Seerden
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands
| | - Marcel G.W. Dijkgraaf
- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Martijn W.J. Stommel
- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| | - Jan Willem A. Straathof
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Máxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
| | - Marc G. Besselink
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, The Netherlands
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