Pyogenic liver abscess: Multivariate analysis of risk factors

Seventy‐three patients with pyogenic liver abscess during the year 1978–1988 were studied in the Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital. The overall mortality rate was 19.2% in this study. By using univariate analysis, it was revealed that clinical jaundice, pleural effusion, bilobar abscess, profound h...

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Published in:World journal of surgery 1991-05, Vol.15 (3), p.372-376
Main Authors: Lee, King‐Teh, Sheen, Pai‐Ching, Chen, Jong‐Shyong, Ker, Chen‐Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alkaline Phosphatase
Bacteria - isolation & purification
Bacterial Infections - diagnosis
Bacterial Infections - etiology
Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Como
Female
Humans
Laboratory Data
Liver Abscess - diagnosis
Liver Abscess - etiology
Liver Abscess - microbiology
Logistic Regression Analysis
Male
Middle Aged
Pleural Effusion
Risk Factors
Suppuration
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Summary:Seventy‐three patients with pyogenic liver abscess during the year 1978–1988 were studied in the Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital. The overall mortality rate was 19.2% in this study. By using univariate analysis, it was revealed that clinical jaundice, pleural effusion, bilobar abscess, profound hypoalbuminemia (2 mg/dl), elevated level of serum AST (>100 IU/L), alkaline phosphatase (>150 IU/L), and marked leukocytosis (>20,000 mm3) were associated with a higher mortality rate. Multivariate stepwise logistic regression analysis detected only 3 factors of marked leukocytosis (>20,000 mm3), profound hypoalbuminemia (
ISSN:0364-2313
1432-2323
DOI:10.1007/BF01658732