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Pyogenic liver abscess: Multivariate analysis of risk factors

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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 (<2.5 g/dl), hyperbilirubinemia (>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 (<2.5 g/dl), and presence of pleural effusion with independent significance in predicting mortality. Meanwhile, it was also revealed that the laboratory data could not predict a risk factor to mortality unless they became markedly abnormal.

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Soixante-treize patients ayant un abcès pyogène du foie observé pendant les années 1978–1988 ont été étudiés à l'Hôpital de l'Ecole de Médecine Kaohsiung. La mortalité globale a été de 19.2%. En analyse monofactorielle, un plus fort taux de mortalité a été noté lorsqu'étaient associés ictère clinique, épanchement pleural, abcès dans les deux lobes, hypo-albuminémie (<2.5 g/dL), bilirubinémie (>2 mg/dL), sérum AST (>100 IU/L), phosphatases alcalines (>150 UI/L), et hyperleucocytose (>20,000 mm3). L'analyse multifactorielle pas à pas n'a détecté que 3 facteurs, hyperleucocytose, hyperleucocytose (>20,000 mm3), hypoalbuminémie (<2.5 g/dL), et l'existence d'un épanchement pleural, ayant une valeur significative dans la prédiction de mortalité. Il a été démontré qu'un seul facteur de risque n'avait de valeur prédictive que lorsque sa valeur était très anormale.

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Setenta y tres pacientes con absceso hepático piógeno manejados en el período 1978–1988 fueron estudiados en el Hospital del Colegio Médico de Kaohsiung. La mortalidad global fue de 19.2 por ciento. Mediante el análisis univariable, se encontró que la ictericia clínica, la efusión pleural, los abscesos bilobares, la hipoalbuminemia profunda (<2.5 g/dl), la hiperbilirrubinemia (>2 mg/dl), la elevación del nivel de la AST sérica (>100 IU/L), la elevación de la fosfatasa alcalina (>150 IU/L), y la leucocitosis pronunciada (>20,000 mm3) aparecieron como factores asociados con una alta tasa de mortalidad. El análisis multivariable de regresión logística détectó solo 3 factores con significatión independiente en cuanto a la predictión de mortalidad: leucocitosis pronunciada (>20,000 mm3), hipoalbunemia profunda (<2.5 g/dl), y efusión pleural. El estudio también reveló que los datos de laboratorio no tienen capacidad para predecir riesgo a menos que los valores se hagan notoriamente anormales.

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Lee, KT., Sheen, PC., Chen, JS. et al. Pyogenic liver abscess: Multivariate analysis of risk factors. World J. Surg. 15, 372–376 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01658732

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