Pyogenic liver abscess: Multivariate analysis of risk factors
- 1 May 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in World Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 15 (3) , 372-376
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01658732
Abstract
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 (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 (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.Keywords
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