Research Article

Immediate Postoperative Insulin Requirements May Predict Metabolic Outcome after Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplantation

Table 1

Patient Characteristics, .

VariableMedian (IQR) or (%) missing

Age45 (24-52)0
Sex, female8 (61.5%)0
Race, Caucasian13 (100%)0
Duration of pancreatitis, years5 (4-10)0
Diagnosis/etiology of pancreatitis0
 Idiopathic CP6 (46.2%)
 Idiopathic RAP3 (23.1%)
 Hereditary (PRSS1) CP3 (23.1%)
 CFTR mutation, CP1 (7.7%)
Baseline glucose (pre-stim)87 (80-96)0
Baseline insulin (pre-stim)7.6 (0.5-10.4)2
Baseline c-peptide (pre-stim)1.70 (1.15-2.15)3
Islet yield
 IEq (1000 s)427.6 (185.6-604.8)0
 IEq/kg4882 (3412-8987)0
3-day postoperative basal insulin
 Units/kg0.43 (0.29-0.71)0
 Total units30.4 (18.5-52.1)0
Basal insulin units
 Discharge0 (0-4)0
 3 months postsurgery4 (0-7)3
 6 months postsurgery5 (0-7)4
 12 months postsurgery2.4 (0-9.4)5

IQR: interquartile range.