Risk of empyema in patients with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: A nationwide, population-based cohort study.

Te-Chun ShenChia-Hung ChenHsueh-Chou LaiCheng-Li LinChih-Yen TuTe-Chun HsiaChuen-Ming ShihWu-Huei HsuFung-Chang Sung

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)

The present study shows that CLDC patients have an increased risk of empyema. These patients need timely monitor for the risk of empyema, particularly for those with comorbid cirrhosis, alcoholic disorder, gastrointestinal haemorrhage and ascites.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis