Table 1.
Distribution of patients with empyema or pleural effusion during hospitalization in four hospitals in China, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, 1995–2005.
| Time Period | Hospital Location | Total | |||
| Vietnam* | China† | Korea† | Taiwan‡ | ||
| 1995–1996 | 48 (7%) | 76 (16%) | 19 (14%) | -- | 143 (10%) |
| 1997–1998 | 113 (17) | 114 (25) | 7 (5) | -- | 234 (17) |
| 1999–2000 | 146 (22) | 71 (15) | 31 (23) | 18 (15) | 266 (19) |
| 2001–2002 | 179 (27) | 83 (18) | 35 (26) | 51 (43) | 348 (25) |
| 2003–2005 | 179 (27) | 117 (25) | 42 (31) | 50 (42) | 388 (28) |
| Total | 665 (100) | 461 (100) | 134 (100) | 119 (100) | 1,379 (100) |
*Vietnam hospital data were available for 10 years (1996–2005).
†China and Korea hospital data were available for 10 years (1995–2004).
‡Taiwan hospital data were only available for 6 years (2000–2005).