Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the dynamic changes of lipid profile under double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) in severe hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis (sHTGP) patients and ascertain whether these changes were associated with the prognosis of the disease.
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary critical care center in China. We included sHTGP patients who were admitted within 72h after AP onset. All the sHTGP patients received DFPP within 24h after admission. Lipid profile changes was measured in 47 patients with sHTGP on admission, consecutive 4 days after DFPP and at discharge. According to the TG levels in the first day after DFPP, we divided patients into two group: non-target (TG>5.6mmol/L) and target group (TG ≤5.6mmol/L). Propensity score matching was used to investigate association between TG-lowering effect and the prognosis. Linear regression analysis on four models was used to determine the relationship between other lipid parameters and the outcome.
Results: Except for low density lipoprotein, all the parameters of lipid profile at disease onset showed significant difference from their normal levels. The median serum triglyceride (TG) level of the sHTGP patients was 42.9 mmol/L on admission. In the first day after DFPP, serum TG, cholesterol (TC) and very low density lipoprotein decreased significantly, and the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) as well as apoprotein A1 increased meanwhile. TG continued to fall for the following three days and the other indicators held steady. After propensity score matching, the hospitalization duration was significantly lower in the target group (14.5 [13.0, 16.0] vs 8.0 [6.0, 15.3], P=0.035). Linear regression analysis revealed that the levels of HDL were negatively associated with the duration of hospitalization in three adjusted models.
Conclusion: There was distinct fluctuation of the lipid profile upon the burst of sHTGP and the parameters changed significantly in the first day after DFPP. Among these parameters, HDL may serve as a biomarker for disease prognosis in patients with sHTGP. Moreover, reaching the TG-lowering target of 5.6mmol/L may shorten hospitalization duration.

Figure 1
Loading...
On 31 Aug, 2020
Received 29 Aug, 2020
On 25 Aug, 2020
Received 17 Aug, 2020
On 17 Aug, 2020
Received 17 Aug, 2020
Received 17 Aug, 2020
On 17 Aug, 2020
Invitations sent on 17 Aug, 2020
On 17 Aug, 2020
On 17 Aug, 2020
On 17 Aug, 2020
Received 17 Aug, 2020
On 16 Aug, 2020
On 16 Aug, 2020
Posted 18 Jun, 2020
Received 02 Jul, 2020
On 02 Jul, 2020
On 27 Jun, 2020
Received 24 Jun, 2020
On 21 Jun, 2020
Received 21 Jun, 2020
Received 19 Jun, 2020
Received 19 Jun, 2020
Received 19 Jun, 2020
On 18 Jun, 2020
On 17 Jun, 2020
Invitations sent on 17 Jun, 2020
On 17 Jun, 2020
On 17 Jun, 2020
On 17 Jun, 2020
On 16 Jun, 2020
On 16 Jun, 2020
On 16 Jun, 2020
On 31 Aug, 2020
Received 29 Aug, 2020
On 25 Aug, 2020
Received 17 Aug, 2020
On 17 Aug, 2020
Received 17 Aug, 2020
Received 17 Aug, 2020
On 17 Aug, 2020
Invitations sent on 17 Aug, 2020
On 17 Aug, 2020
On 17 Aug, 2020
On 17 Aug, 2020
Received 17 Aug, 2020
On 16 Aug, 2020
On 16 Aug, 2020
Posted 18 Jun, 2020
Received 02 Jul, 2020
On 02 Jul, 2020
On 27 Jun, 2020
Received 24 Jun, 2020
On 21 Jun, 2020
Received 21 Jun, 2020
Received 19 Jun, 2020
Received 19 Jun, 2020
Received 19 Jun, 2020
On 18 Jun, 2020
On 17 Jun, 2020
Invitations sent on 17 Jun, 2020
On 17 Jun, 2020
On 17 Jun, 2020
On 17 Jun, 2020
On 16 Jun, 2020
On 16 Jun, 2020
On 16 Jun, 2020
Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the dynamic changes of lipid profile under double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) in severe hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis (sHTGP) patients and ascertain whether these changes were associated with the prognosis of the disease.
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary critical care center in China. We included sHTGP patients who were admitted within 72h after AP onset. All the sHTGP patients received DFPP within 24h after admission. Lipid profile changes was measured in 47 patients with sHTGP on admission, consecutive 4 days after DFPP and at discharge. According to the TG levels in the first day after DFPP, we divided patients into two group: non-target (TG>5.6mmol/L) and target group (TG ≤5.6mmol/L). Propensity score matching was used to investigate association between TG-lowering effect and the prognosis. Linear regression analysis on four models was used to determine the relationship between other lipid parameters and the outcome.
Results: Except for low density lipoprotein, all the parameters of lipid profile at disease onset showed significant difference from their normal levels. The median serum triglyceride (TG) level of the sHTGP patients was 42.9 mmol/L on admission. In the first day after DFPP, serum TG, cholesterol (TC) and very low density lipoprotein decreased significantly, and the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) as well as apoprotein A1 increased meanwhile. TG continued to fall for the following three days and the other indicators held steady. After propensity score matching, the hospitalization duration was significantly lower in the target group (14.5 [13.0, 16.0] vs 8.0 [6.0, 15.3], P=0.035). Linear regression analysis revealed that the levels of HDL were negatively associated with the duration of hospitalization in three adjusted models.
Conclusion: There was distinct fluctuation of the lipid profile upon the burst of sHTGP and the parameters changed significantly in the first day after DFPP. Among these parameters, HDL may serve as a biomarker for disease prognosis in patients with sHTGP. Moreover, reaching the TG-lowering target of 5.6mmol/L may shorten hospitalization duration.

Figure 1
Loading...