Journal article
Surgical versus percutaneous drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses
The American journal of surgery, Vol.161(5), pp.593-595
1991
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(91)90907-U
PMID: 2031543
Abstract
The records of 83 patients with intra-abdominal abscesses treated between 1986 and 1990 were reviewed to determine if there were significant differences in the outcome of patients treated by surgical drainage (n = 41) or percutaneous drainage (n = 42). The two groups were matched for age, abscess location, and etiology. Parametric statistical evaluations included the Student's
t test as well as analysis of variance; nonparametric statistics used were chisquare and Wilcoxon rank sums. No significant difference was found in mortality (surgical 14% versus percutaneous 12%) or morbidity (surgical 26% versus percutaneous 29%). The duration of hospital stay was similar. Although there was no significant difference between the two groups in severity of illness as measured by APACHE II scores, these scores were significant in determining prognosis. APACHE II scores were significantly higher in nonsurvivors of both groups (23 versus 13) and also higher in those developing complications.
A subgroup of patients with diverticular abscess was identified in whom percutaneous drainage enabled later resection with primary anastomosis without complication. This study indicates that percutaneous drainage of an intra-abdominal abscess is as efficacious as surgical drainage and that APACHE II scores are prognostic of both potential mortality and morbidity.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Surgical versus percutaneous drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses
- Creators
- Alan Hemming - Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaNoelle L. Davis - Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaR.Edward Robins - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of surgery, Vol.161(5), pp.593-595
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/0002-9610(91)90907-U
- PMID
- 2031543
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
- eISSN
- 1879-1883
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1991
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984322942402771
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