Abstract
A review of the outcome of 440 patients hospitalized between 1967 and 1977 because of lung abscess showed that 41 died (case fatality rate = 9.3%). Major predisposing factors were present in many of the fatal and nonfatal cases. Advanced age and concomitant diseases were associated with a higher risk of death. Aspiration of contents of large cavities may have played a major role in the death of seven patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 281-287 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Southern medical journal |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Mar 1981 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)