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Table 4 Treatment outcomes of patients with liver abscesses, January 2012 through December 2018, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

From: Importation of Entamoeba histolytica and predominance of Klebsiella pneumoniae in liver abscesses: a 7-year retrospective cohort study from the United Arab Emirates

Characteristic

All [n 45]

Amoebic liver abscess [n 8]

Pyogenic liver abscess [n 37]

Intervention in addition to antimicrobial therapy n (%)

 Image-guided percutaneous drainage

44 (97.8)

7 (87.5)

37 (100)

 Surgical fenestration and drainage

1 (2.2)

1 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

 Conservative management

0 (0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Clinical outcome n (%)

 Critical care admission

8 (17.8)

1 (12.5)

7 (18.9)

 Live discharge

42 (93.3)

7 (87.5)

35 (94.6)

 Died within 30 days of admission

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Left against medical advice

3 (6.7)

1 (12.5)

2 (5.4)

Length of hospital stay [days, median (interquartile range)]

12 (7–16)

7.5 (7–8.5)

14 (9–17)