Research Article
Splenic Abscess: An Uncommon Entity with Potentially Life-Threatening Evolution
Table 2
Prognostic factors for splenic abscess.
| | Variables | | Outcome | | | | Category (n) | Recovered | Mortality | t | | | | (n = 14, %) | (n = 2, %) | | |
| | Gender | Female (8) | 8 (50) | 0 (50) | — | 0.467 | | | Male (8) | 6 (75) | 2 (25) | — | — | | Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 48.8 ± 26.8 | 58.0 ± 12.7 | 0.467 | 0.648 | | Number of abscesses | Solitary (7) | 6 (86) | 1 (14) | — | 1.0 | | | Multiple (9) | 8 (89) | 1 (11) | — | — | | Immunodeficiency | Without (4) | 4 (100) | 0 (0) | — | 1.0 | | | With (12) | 10 (83) | 2 (17) | — | — | | Underlying diseases | Without (2) | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | — | 1.0 | | | With (14) | 12 (86) | 2 (14) | — | — | | Microorganism | GNB (2) | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | — | 0.092 | | | GPC (5) | 5 (100) | 0 (0) | — | — | | | GNB + GPC (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | — | — | | | Fungus (1) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | — | — | | | Mycobacterium (2) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | — | — | | | Sterile (5) | 5 (100) | 0 (0) | — | — | | Treatment modality | AT + LS (1) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | — | 1.0 | | | AT + PD (4) | 4 (100) | 0 (0) | — | — | | | AT alone (11) | 9 (82) | 2 (18) | — | — | | Number of abscesses in patients with AT alone | Solitary (3) | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | — | 0.491 | | | Multiple (8) | 7 (88) | 1 (12) | — | — | | Length of stay (days) | Mean ± SD | 33.4 ± 24.8 | 19.0 ± 7.1 | −0.797 | 0.439 |
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GNB: Gram-negative bacillus; GPC: Gram-positive cocci; AT: antimicrobial therapy; PD: percutaneous drainage; LS: laparoscopic splenectomy; Fisher’s exact test; t-test of independent samples. |
