Clinical characteristics of pulmonary abscess patients were treated in Respiratory department of Bach Mai hospital from 1999 to 2003
- Author:
Ngo Quy Chau
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pulmonary absess
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Lung Abscess;
Therapeutics
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;0(12):57-59
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Research on 101 patients files of lung abcess patients were treated in Respiratory department of Bach Mai hospital from 1999 to 2003, the results showed that: male patients: 63.3%, the age ≥30: 79.2%, manual labours: 72.3%. Being hospitalized reasons: high fever: 31.7%, chest pains: 29.75, pus spit: 26.7%. The most clinical patients: cough: 100%, chest pain: 91.1%, dyspnea: 57.4%; Absent frmitus, dullness and absent breath sound in: 60.4%, crackle: 57.4%. In chest xray, lessions on the right lung: 75.5%, lower lobe: 65.3%, 90.6% of patients had 1 lession. Air-fluid level was observered in 54.1%. Leukocyte in peripheral blood increase 79.2%, rate of neuter multikernel leukocyte increase 81.2%, blood deposit speed increase 100%.
