ArticleInternal and emergency medicine2019
Early predictors for the diagnosis of liver abscess in the emergency department.
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- Point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis of a pyogenic liver abscess in the emergency department.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2021Article
- How to manage: liver abscess.Frontline gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Uses of Inflammatory Markers for Differentiation of Intrahepatic Mass-Forming Cholangiocarcinoma from Liver Abscess: Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Pyogenic liver abscess caused by accidental ingestion of a bottle cap.Internal and emergency medicine · 2019Article
- Early predictors for the diagnosis of pyogenic liver abscess.Internal and emergency medicine · 2019Article
- Point‑of‑care ultrasound for the diagnosis of liver abscess in a patient with HIV in the emergency department: A case report.Medicine internationalArticle
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Abstract
Diagnosing pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) in the emergency department (ED) is challenging due to its non-specific clinical presentation. We aim to identify predictors that aid in diagnosis of PLA in ED patients. This retrospective chart review included patients diagnosed with PLA in a tertiary hospital between January 2008 and December 2012. We compared the demographics, clinical characteristics, investigations and outcomes between patients with PLA diagnosed and missed in the ED. During the study period, 155 patients were admitted via the ED with a cause of death or discharge diagnosis of PLA. Mean age was 58.1 (standard deviation [SD] 15.8) years, with male predominance of 69.7%. There were 79.4% of patients with diagnosis of PLA missed in the ED. Fulfillment of SIRS criteria was associated with increased odds of diagnosing PLA in the ED (adjusted OR 3.20, 95% CI 1.03-9.92), while a higher SpO
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