Table 2. Laboratory tests, clinical characteristics, treatments and outcomes of the patients.
| Clinical charateristics | Median (range)/n (percentage) |
|---|---|
| Laboratory tests | |
| Leucocytes >10 × 109/L | 187 (45.6%) |
| Hemoglobin <120 g/L | 271 (66.1%) |
| Platelet count <100 × 109/L | 69 (16.8%) |
| Alanine transaminase >40 U/L | 189 (46.1%) |
| Aspartate transaminase >40 U/L | 151 (36.8%) |
| Total bilirubin >17 μmol/L | 151 (36.8%) |
| Albumin <35 g/L | 304 (74.1%) |
| Body temperature at admission (°C) | 37.4 ± 1.1 |
| 35.5 °C–37.3 °C | 228 (55.6%) |
| 37.4 °C–39 °C | 151 (36.8%) |
| >39.1 °C | 31 (7.5%) |
| Time for temperature normalization (days)* | 7 (0–67) |
| Abscess number** | |
| Solitary abscess | 274 (66.8%) |
| Multiloculation | 122 (29.7%) |
| Maximal diameter of abscess*** | |
| ≤5 cm | 125 (30.5%) |
| 5–10 cm | 218 (53.2%) |
| >10 cm | 36 (8.8%) |
| Pus culture**** | |
| Klebsiella pneumonia | 90 (22.0%) |
| Streptococcus spp | 16 (3.9%) |
| Staphylococcus spp | 15 (3.7%) |
| Escherichia coli | 45 (11.0%) |
| Enterococcus spp | 21 (5.1%) |
| Bacteroides spp | 13 (3.2%) |
| Fungus | 8 (2.0%) |
| Negative | 48 (11.7%) |
| Unavailable | 154 (37.6%) |
| Blood culture**** | |
| Klebsiella pneumonia | 10 (2.4%) |
| Escherichia coli | 11 (2.7%) |
| Gram-positive coccus | 11 (2.7%) |
| Gram-positive bacillus | 3 (0.7%) |
| Fungus | 1 (0.2%) |
| Negative | 89 (21.7%) |
| Unavailable | 291 (71.0%) |
| Treatment | |
| Percutaneous drainage | 161 (39.3%) |
| Surgical fenestration and drainage | 134 (32.7%) |
| Conservative treatment | 115 (28.0%) |
| Outcomes | |
| Cured | 408 (99.5%) |
| Died in hospital | 2 (0.5%) |
| Hospital stay (days) | 18 (2–71) |
*21 patients had abnormal body temperature when discharged.
**Data of 14 patients were missed.
***Data of 31 patients were missed.
****Some patients had more than one bacteria in cultures.