Table 19.
B. Empyema
| Cases | 30-Day mortality | Hospital mortality | By VATS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital | After discharge | ||||
| Acute empyema | 2456 | 67 (2.7) | 7 (0.3) | 133 (5.4) | 2002 |
| With fistula | 465 | 32 (6.9) | 3 (0.6) | 72 (15.5) | 241 |
| Without fistula | 1952 | 34 (1.7) | 4 (0.2) | 59 (3.0) | 1727 |
| Unknown | 39 | 1 (2.6) | 0 | 2 (5.1) | 34 |
| Chronic empyema | 682 | 22 (3.2) | 3 (0.4) | 63 (9.2) | 321 |
| With fistula | 346 | 15 (4.3) | 1 (0.3) | 37 (10.7) | 116 |
| Without fistula | 303 | 7 (2.3) | 2 (0.7) | 23 (7.6) | 180 |
| Unknown | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 (9.1) | 25 |
| Total | 3138 | 89 (2.8) | 10 (0.3) | 196 (6.2) | 2323 |
(), Mortality %