A Population-Based Study of Unfavorable Prognostic Factors Associated With Pyogenic Liver Abscess.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a rare entity that is associated with substantial mortality and morbidity. Our objective was to investigate variables associated with mortality and subsequent PLA in patients diagnosed with PLA in southern Sweden.

Methods

We conducted a population-based observational study comprising all episodes of PLA that occurred between 2011 and 2020 in the county of Skåne, southern Sweden. The primary outcome was defined as all-cause 90-day mortality and the secondary outcome was defined as the occurrence of a subsequent PLA.

Results

A total of 452 episodes of PLA occurred in 360 patients during the study period. The 90-day mortality rate was 16% (n = 58) and the subsequent PLA rate was 20% (n = 92). In a multivariable logistic regressi

SUBMITTER: Blackberg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10400158 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature