Table 4 Treatments, complications and outcomes
Total N = 332 | Under 65 N = 250 | Over 65 N = 82 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Treatments (n, %) | ||||
Empirical antibiotic treatment | 170(51.2%) | 135(54.0%) | 35(42.7%) | 0.075 |
Antibiotics alone | 96(28.9%) | 65(26.0%) | 31(37.8%) | 0.120 |
Percutaneous drainage | 188(56.6%) | 148(59.2%) | 40(48.8%) | |
Surgical drainage | 48(14.5%) | 37(14.8%) | 11(13.4%) | |
Complications (n, %) | ||||
Sepsis | 151(45.5%) | 111(44.4%) | 40(48.8%) | 0.489 |
Septic shock | 3(0.9%) | 2(0.8%) | 1(1.2%) | 0.574 |
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 3(0.9%) | 3(1.2%) | 0(0) | 1 |
Acute kidney injury | 1(0.3%) | 1(0.4%) | 0(0) | 1 |
Spontaneous rupture of abscess | 2(0.6%) | 1(0.4%) | 1(1.2%) | 0.434 |
Pleural effusion | 117(35.2%) | 87(34.8%) | 30(36.6%) | 0.769 |
Portal venous thrombosis | 2(0.6%) | 2(0.8%) | 0(0) | 1 |
Metastatic complications | 8(2.4%) | 7(2.8%) | 1(1.2%) | 0.693 |
Outcomes (% or mean ± S.D.) | ||||
Length of antibiotics required (days) | 8.4 ± 5.3 | 8.3 ± 5.4 | 8.7 ± 4.9 | 0.535 |
Time taken for temperature normalization (days) | 7.0 ± 6.1 | 7.4 ± 6.3 | 5.8 ± 5.3 | 0.040 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 15.6 ± 8.3 | 15.9 ± 8.3 | 14.7 ± 8.4 | 0.258 |
Received antibiotic therapy in the preceding 3 months | 62(18.7%) | 43(17.2%) | 19(23.2%) | 0.229 |
Re-operated | 12(3.6%) | 12(4.8%) | 0(0) | 0.093 |
In-hospital mortality | 0 | 0 | 0 | |