Table 1.

Clinical characteristics, computed tomographic findings, and clinical courses of the 14 patients with septic pulmonary embolism caused by a Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess.

Variables	Value
Clinical characteristics
Sex (male/female), n	10/4
Age (y), mean and range	59.6 ±10.7 (39–80)
Interval between SPE presentation and admission, n (%)
Day of admission	10 (71%)
≤ 3 days after admission	4 (29%)
Presented symptoms, n (%)
Fever	14 (100%)
Shortness of breath	8 (57%)
Cough	5 (36%)
General weakness	5 (36%)
Altered mental status	2 (14%)
Hemoptysis	2 (14%)
Right upper quadrant abdominal pain	1 (7%)
Comorbidities, n (%)
Diabetes mellitus	12 (86%)
Hypertension	2 (14%)
Cerebrovascular disease	1 (7%)
Laboratory data, n (%)
White blood cell count > 10,000 cells/mm3	9 (64%)
Serum creatinine level > 1.5 mg/dL	8 (57%)
Serum alanine transaminase level > 40 IU/mL	6 (43%)
Liver abscess location, n (%)
Right lobe	9 (64%)
Left lobe	4 (29%)
Both lobes	1 (7%)
Computed tomographic findings
Feeding vessel sign	11 (79%)
Nodule
Without cavity	11 (79%)
With cavity	11 (79%)
Peripheral wedge-shaped opacity	9 (64%)
Patchy ground-glass opacity	7 (50%)
Air bronchograms within a nodule	5 (36%)
Focal consolidation	3 (21%)
Halo sign	2 (14%)
Lung abscess	2 (14%)
Pleural effusion
Bilateral	4 (29%)
Right	4 (29%)
Left	2 (14%)
Lesions in
Bilateral lungs	12 (86%)
Right lung	2 (14%)
Clinical courses
Antibiotic therapy, n (%)
Ceftriaxone combined with metronidazole	10 (71%)
Carbapenem	3 (21%)
Piperacillin/tazobactam	1 (7%)
Surgical procedures, n (%)
Pigtail catheter drainage of liver abscess	10 (71%)
Tube thoracostomy	2 (14%)
Video-assisted thoracostomy with decortication	1 (7%)
Complications, n (%)
Acute kidney injury	8 (57%)
Septic shock	6 (43%)
Acute respiratory failure	5 (36%)
Length of stay in hospital (d), mean and range	20.9 ± 21.1 (8–42)
Mortality, n (%)	2 (14%)