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Age, years
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63.0 (52.3–70.0)
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Gender
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Male
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100 (61.3)
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Female
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63 (38.7)
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Underlying or concomitant conditions
|
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Diabetes mellitus
|
81 (49.7)
|
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History of intra-abdominal trauma or surgery
|
46 (28.2)
|
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Hypertension
|
41 (25.2)
|
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Malignancy
|
7 (4.3)
|
|
Biliary disease
|
23 (14.1)
|
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Hepatitis and cirrhosis
|
8 (4.9)
|
|
Fatty liver
|
14 (8.6)
|
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No underlying diseases
|
82 (50.3)
|
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Admission temperature (°C)
|
38.9 (37.8–39.5)
|
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Clinical Symptoms
|
|
Fever (> 37.5 °C)
|
137 (84.0)
|
|
Chill
|
132 (81.0)
|
|
Abdominal pain
|
65 (39.9)
|
|
Vomit
|
24 (14.7)
|
|
Frail
|
25 (15.3)
|
|
Abdominal distension
|
5 (3.1)
|
|
Invasive procedure
|
141 (86.5)
|
|
Use of hormones and/or immunosuppressants
|
52 (31.9)
|
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Multiplicity of the abscess
|
|
Single
|
117 (71.8)
|
|
Multiple (≥2 abscesses)
|
46 (28.2)
|
|
Site of Single abscess
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|
Right hepatic lobe
|
95 (58.3)
|
|
Left hepatic lobe
|
22 (13.5)
|
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Laboratory examination
|
|
WBC count, × 109/L
|
10.8 (7.9–13.4)
|
|
RBC count, × 1012/L
|
3.9 (3.5–4.2)
|
|
ALT(U/L)
|
39.0 (24.0–78.0)
|
|
AST(U/L)
|
37.0 (24.0–68.5)
|
|
Albumin, g/L
|
29.4 ± 5.1
|
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Method of abscess treatment
|
|
Simple antibacterial
|
30 (18.4)
|
|
Abscess drainage
|
129 (79.1)
|
|
Surgical removal
|
4 (2.5)
|
|
Prognosis of abscess
|
|
Effective
|
116 (71.2)
|
|
Ineffective
|
47 (28.8)
|
|
Metastatic infections
|
|
Endophthalmitis
|
1 (0.6)
|
|
Cephalomeningitis
|
1 (0.6)
|
|
Bacterial peritonitis
|
1 (0.6)
|
|
Pneumonia
|
1 (0.6)
|
|
Clinical outcomes
|
|
Length of stay in hospital, days
|
17.0 (12.0–26.0)
|
|
Admission to ICU
|
16 (9.8)
|
|
Septic shock
|
15 (9.2)
|
|
Septicemia
|
20 (12.3)
|
|
In-hospital deaths
|
1 (0.6)
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