ArticleThe Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS2022
Aging is Associated with Prolonged Hospitalisation Stay in Pyogenic Liver Abscess-A 1:1 Propensity Score Matched Study in Elderly Versus Non-Elderly Patients.
Article in The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Prognostic Factors for Mortality in Patients with Pyogenic Liver Abscess: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of medical sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Therapeutics in hepatobronchial fistula caused by microwave ablation for the treatment of recurrent hepatic carcinoma: A case report.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Article
- When free air misleads: pneumoperitoneum from a ruptured pyogenic liver abscess.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Trends and Mortality Predictors of Delirium Among Hospitalized Older Adults: A National 5-Year Retrospective Study in Thailand.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Can propensity score matching replace randomized controlled trials?World journal of methodology · 2024Review
- Socioeconomic Burden of Pyogenic Liver Abscess Caused byInfection and drug resistance · 2024Article
- Is there a role for percutaneous needle aspiration in the multimodal management of pyogenic liver abscess?Annals of translational medicine · 2023Article
- Sarcopenia as an important determinant for adverse outcomes in patients with pyogenic liver abscess.PeerJ · 2023Article
- The New Changes of Epidemiology, Etiology, and Clinical Characteristics of Pyogenic Liver Abscesses: A Retrospective Study in a Hospital in Northern China.Infection and drug resistance · 2023Article
- Demographics and Clinical Outcomes of Culture-Positive versus Culture-Negative Pyogenic Liver Abscess in an Asian Population.Infection and drug resistance · 2023Article
- Double pigtail tube drainage for large multiloculated pyogenic liver abscesses.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Mortality of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is high ranging 10%-40%. Old age predicts outcomes in many diseases but there is paucity of data on PLA outcomes. We aim to compare the morbidity and mortality between elderly and non-elderly in PLA. Methods: This is a retrospective study from 2007-2011 comparing elderly (≥ 65 years old) and non-elderly (< 65 years old) with PLA. A 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) was performed. Baseline clinical profile and outcomes were compared. Results: There were 213 patients (elderly patients = 90 [42.3%], non-elderly patients = 123 [57.7%]). Overall median age is 62 (interquartile range [IQR] = 53-74) years old. PSM resulted in 102 patients (51 per arm). Length of hospitalisation stay (LOS) was significantly longer in elderly patients in both unmatched (16 [IQR = 10-24.5] versus 11 [IQR = 8-19] days; Conclusion: Age ≥ 65 years old is associated with longer LOS. In-hospital mortality though higher in elderly patients, was not statistically significant.
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