Table 2.
Imaging findings and laboratory findings of patients with K. pneumoniae liver abscess with sepsis or without sepsis
| Characteristic | Total n = 135 |
KPLA with sepsis n = 37 |
KPLA without sepsis n = 98 |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abscess location | ||||
| Right lobe | 90 (66.7) | 25 (67.6) | 65 (66.3) | 0.891 |
| Left lobe | 34 (25.2) | 9 (24.3) | 25 (25.5) | 0.887 |
| Both lobes | 11 (8.1) | 3 (8.1) | 8 (8.2) | 1.000a |
| Abscess size (cm) | ||||
| < 5 | 26 (19.3) | 5 (13.5) | 21 (21.4) | 0.298 |
| 5–10 | 85 (63.0) | 24 (64.9) | 61 (62.2) | 0.779 |
| > 10 | 24 (17.8) | 8 (21.6) | 16 (16.3) | 0.473 |
| Laboratory findings | ||||
| WBC > 9.5× 109/L | 105 (77.8) | 34 (91.9) | 71 (72.4) | 0.015 |
| NE% > 75% | 119 (88.1) | 37 (100.0) | 82 (83.7) | 0.006a |
| PLT < 125× 109/L | 38 (28.1) | 19 (51.4) | 19 (19.4) | 0.000 |
| Hb < 110 g/L | 37 (27.4) | 5 (13.5) | 32 (32.7) | 0.026 |
| CRP > 10 mg/L | 127 (94.1) | 37 (100.0) | 90 (91.8) | 0.106a |
| PCT > 0.5 ng/ml | 120 (88.9) | 35 (94.6) | 85 (86.7) | 0.237a |
| ALT > 50 U/L | 73 (54.1) | 23 (62.2) | 50 (51.0) | 0.247 |
| AST > 40 U/L | 79 (58.5) | 25 (67.6) | 54 (55.1) | 0.190 |
| ALP > 125 U/L | 100 (74.1) | 26 (70.3) | 74 (75.5) | 0.535 |
| GGT > 60 U/L | 105 (77.8) | 30 (81.1) | 75 (76.5) | 0.571 |
| T.Bil > 20.5 μmol/L | 44 (32.6) | 22 (59.5) | 22 (22.7) | 0.000 |
| ALB< 40 g/L | 129 (95.6) | 37 (100.0) | 92 (93.9) | 0.188a |
| FIB> 4 g/L | 128 (94.8) | 33 (89.2) | 95 (96.9) | 0.089a |
| APTT> 42 s | 80 (59.3) | 20 (54.1) | 60 (61.2) | 0.449 |
| BUN > 7.2 mmol/L | 41 (30.4) | 21 (56.8) | 19 (19.6) | 0.000 |
| Cr > 97 μmol/L | 20 (14.8) | 12 (32.4) | 8 (8.2) | 0.000 |
WBC white blood cell count, NE% neutrophil percentage, PLT platelets, Hb hemoglobin, CRP C-reactive protein, PCT procalcitonin, ALT Alanine Transaminase, AST Aspartate Transaminase, ALP Alkaline Phosphatase, GGT Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase, T.BIL Total bilirubin, ALB Albumin, FIB Fibrinogen, APTT Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Cr creatinine