Table 19.
B. Empyema
| Cases | 30-Day mortality | Hospital mortality | By VATS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital | After discharge | ||||
| Acute empyema | 2508 | 60 (2.4) | 5 (0.2) | 127 (5.1) | 2038 |
| With fistula | 483 | 32 (6.6) | 2 (0.4) | 64 (13.3) | 235 |
| Without fistula | 2000 | 25 (1.3) | 3 (0.2) | 60 (3.0) | 1780 |
| Unknown | 25 | 3 (12.0) | 0 | 3 (12.0) | 23 |
| Chronic empyema | 615 | 13 (2.1) | 4 (0.7) | 55 (8.9) | 315 |
| With fistula | 277 | 5 (1.8) | 2 (0.7) | 33 (11.9) | 81 |
| Without fistula | 299 | 6 (2.0) | 2 (0.7) | 18 (6.0) | 202 |
| Unknown | 39 | 2 (5.1) | 0 | 4 (10.3) | 32 |
| Total | 3123 | 73 (2.3) | 9 (0.3) | 182 (5.8) | 2353 |
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