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Table 4 Factors associated with 30-day mortality in PLAa

From: Epidemiology and risk factors for pyogenic liver abscess in the Calgary Health Zone revisited: a population-based study

Factor

Univariate (OR [95% CI], p-value)

Multivariate (OR [95% CI], p-value)

Polymicrobial bacteremia

17.27 [4.99–59.69], < 0.001

18.5 [1.8–191], 0.014

No drainage performed

5.80 [1.58–21.30], 0.006

13.3 [1.1–167], 0.045

History of congestive heart failure

6.55 [1.85–23.24], 0.04

35.7 [1.4–912], 0.031

History of liver diseaseb

6.06 [1.84–19.96], 0.004

10.3 [0.9–115], 0.059

Total bilirubin

13.0 [1.69–100.94], 0.002c

1.0 per umol/L

[1.00–1.04], 0.023

  1. a30-day mortality data was available for all patients
  2. bIncludes cirrhosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, traumatic liver injury, liver transplantation, hepatolithiasis, hepaticojejunostomy
  3. cUnivariate analysis conducted for total bilirubin greater than the upper limit of normal