Table 4.
Treatments, complications, and outcomes.
| Total N = 392 | AGR > 1.02 N = 179 | AGR ≤ 1.02 N = 213 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatments ( n , %) | ||||
| Antibiotics alone | 107 (27.3%) | 51 (28.5%) | 56 (26.3%) | 0.194 |
| Antibiotics combined with percutaneous drainage | 204 (52.0%) | 85 (47.5%) | 119 (55.9%) | |
| Antibiotics combined with surgical drainage | 81 (20.7%) | 43 (24%) | 38 (17.8%) | |
| Complications ( n , %) | ||||
| SIRS | 140 (35.7%) | 51 (28.5%) | 89 (41.8%) | 0.006 |
| Pleural effusion | 138 (35.2%) | 48 (26.8%) | 90 (42.3%) | 0.001 |
| Peritoneal effusion | 51 (13.0%) | 15 (8.4%) | 36 (16.9%) | 0.012 |
| ARDS | 4 (1.0%) | 2 (1.1%) | 2 (0.9%) | 1 |
| Septic shock | 3 (0.8%) | 1 (0.6%) | 2 (0.9%) | 1 |
| Spontaneous rupture of abscess | 3 (0.8%) | 3 (1.7%) | 0 (0) | 0.094 |
| Portal venous thrombosis | 3 (0.8%) | 1 (0.6%) | 2 (0.9%) | 1 |
| AKI | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 |
| Outcomes (% or mean ± SD) | ||||
| Time for temperature normalization (days) | 7.4 ± 6.3 | 6.7 ± 6.2 | 8.0 ± 6.1 | 0.045 |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 16.8 ± 9.4 | 15.5 ± 8.6 | 17.9 ± 9.9 | 0.009 |
| Mortality in hospital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PLA, pyogenic liver abscess; AGR, Albumin/Globulin Ratio; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; AKI, acute kidney injury. Bold values: P < 0.05.