https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/561895
標題: | Thoracic empyema in patients with liver cirrhosis: Clinical characteristics and outcome analysis of thoracoscopic management | 作者: | KE-CHENG CHEN JOU-WEI LIN Tseng, Yu-Ting SHUENN-WEN KUO PEI-MING HUANG HSAO-HSUN HSU JANG-MING LEE JIN-SHING CHEN |
公開日期: | 2012 | 卷: | 143 | 期: | 5 | 起(迄)頁: | 1144-1151 | 來源出版物: | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 摘要: | Objective: Thoracic empyema in cirrhotic patients is a challenging situation, and the clinical characteristics are rarely reported. The objective of this study was to report the clinical characteristics among this group and to evaluate whether thoracoscopic intervention would affect clinical outcomes. Methods: Between 2001 and 2010, we retrospectively reviewed the clinical characteristics, bacteriologic studies, and treatment outcomes of 63 cirrhotic patients with thoracic empyema. A propensity-score based process, matched on age, sex, diabetes mellitus, malignancy, cause, and Child-Pugh classification (A, B, or C), was performed to equalize potential prognostic factors in thoracoscopy and nonthoracoscopy groups. The Kaplan-Meier curve and log-rank test were applied to compare the survival to discharge between the 2 matched groups. Results: The median patient age was 61 years. Thirty-two patients (51%) underwent thoracoscopic management, and the remaining patients underwent thoracocentesis or tube thoracostomy. The median hospital stay was 28 days, and 19 patients (30%) had in-hospital mortality. Multivariate analysis showed that Child-Pugh C disease and positive blood cultures were risk factors for in-hospital mortality (P = .016 and .027, respectively), whereas thoracoscopic management may be favorable for survival (P = .041). The propensity score-matched analysis showed a significant reduction in intensive care unit stay (P = .044) in the thoracoscopy group. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed a higher survival to discharge, favoring thoracoscopy over non-thoracoscopy treatment (P = .035). Conclusions: Management of thoracic empyema in cirrhotic patients is complicated and associated with a high mortality. With proper patient selection, thoracoscopic management is feasible and may provide a better chance of survival. Copyright ? 2012 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. |
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ISSN: | 0022-5223 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.12.024 | SDG/關鍵字: | adult; aged; article; blood culture; clinical feature; demography; diabetes mellitus; disease classification; empyema; feasibility study; female; hospital discharge; human; intensive care unit; Kaplan Meier method; length of stay; liver cirrhosis; log rank test; major clinical study; male; medical record; mortality; patient selection; priority journal; retrospective study; risk factor; scoring system; sex; survival; thoracoscopy; thorax drainage; treatment outcome; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chi-Square Distribution; Empyema, Pleural; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Intensive Care; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Length of Stay; Liver Cirrhosis; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; Paracentesis; Patient Discharge; Patient Selection; Propensity Score; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Taiwan; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; Thoracostomy; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome |
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