MAY 21, 2024

First Reports from DDW 2024

Meta-Analysis of 3 Million Patients Reveals Risk Factors for Post-ERCP Pancreatitis

WASHINGTON—Acute pancreatitis is the most common complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, yet its risk factors are not well understood. Meta-analyses published to date have largely included only a small number of studies, with many of them reporting unadjusted data. Azizullah Beran, MD, a gastroenterology fellow at Indiana University, in Indianapolis, and his co-investigators aimed for a more precise analysis of predictors through a “rigorous