Clinical Study
Clinical Profile and Outcome of Conservatively Managed Emphysematous Pyelonephritis
Table 1
Clinical profile and outcome of patients with EPN.
| Patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Gender/age (yr) | M/54 | F/52 | M/33 | F/53 | F/55 | M/58 | M/38 | F/54 | Duration of diabetes (yr) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 6 | Fever | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | Loin pain | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | Oliguria | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | Dysuria | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | Serum creatinine at admission (mg/dL) | 7 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 7.4 | Serum creatinine at discharge (mg/dL) | 3.3 | 3.24 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.2 | Urine culture | E. coli | E. coli | E. coli | E. coli | E. coli | E. coli | E. coli | E. coli | Blood culture | Sterile | Sterile | Sterile | Sterile | Sterile | Sterile | Sterile | Sterile | Laterality | Bilateral | Bilateral | Unilateral | Bilateral | Unilateral | Bilateral | Unilateral | Unilateral | Huang et al. CT-scan staging | 4 | 4 | 3A | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Hemodialysis sessions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Hydronephrosis | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | DJ stent | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Duration of DJ stent (days) | 10 | − | − | 14 | − | 14 | − | 12 | Recurrence of obstruction | No | − | − | No | − | No | − | No | Antibiotics used | IME | IME | IME | Pip + Tz | Cef + Slb | IME | Cef + Slb | IME | Duration of antibiotics (days) | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
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IME: Imipenem, Pip + Tz: Piperacillin + Tazobactam, Cef + Slb: Cefoperazone + Sulbactam.
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