Are Pyogenic Liver Abscesses Still a Surgical Concern? A Western Experience

Table 1

The demographic, clinical, and biological data.

Age	64,4	15–94
Sex ratio (M : F)	1,24	1,24
	Number of patients	Percentage
BMI > 30	16/103	15.50%
ASA > 2	68/103	66%
Immunosuppression	2/103	1.90%
Chronic alcohol intake	16/103	15.50%
Clinical presentation
Fever > 38,5°C	95/102	93%
Abdominal pain	74/101	73%
Chills	47/86	54%
Vomiting	31/102	30%
Jaundice	13/102	12.60%
Hepatomegaly	8/102	7.70%
Biology
CRP > 6 mg/L	103/103	100%
Fibrinogen > 4,5 g/L	87/91	95.60%
Albumin < 37 g/L	97/103	94.30%
Proteins < 60 g/L	32/95	33.60%
Leukocytes <4000/>10000	74/96	74.70%
Hemoglobin < 12 g/dL	66/99	66.60%
Platelets <150,000/>500,000	27/96	28.10%
GGT > 38 UI	89/95	93.60%
ALAT > 34 UI	87/95	60.40%
Bilic > 3 μmol/L	86/103	83.5%