Table 1. Risk factors for development of hepatic abscess (HA) and increased mortality from HA.

Increased risk of developing HA	Increased mortality from HA
Diabetes mellitus*5,8,19	Malignancy16
Liver cirrhosis*22	Diabetes mellitus*5,16
Immune-compromised state20	Liver cirrhosis*22
Use of PPI24	Male gender*16
Advanced age19	Multiorgan failure16
Male gender*16	Sepsis5
	Infection with mixed organisms4
	HA rupture16
	Abscess size > 5 cm5
	Respiratory distress16
	Hypotension16
	Jaundice16
	Extrahepatic involvement16

^*Diabetes mellitus, liver cirrhosis and male gender are risk factors for both development and increased mortality of HA.