Clinical characteristics of pyogenic spondylitis and psoas abscess at a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective cohort study.
Tsukasa NakamuraTakeshi MorimotoKosuke KatsubeYuji YamamoriJunji MashinoKiyoshi KikuchiPublished in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research (2018)
Patients with suspected psoas abscesses or pyogenic spondylitis having a high BUN level and a history of cardiovascular diseases have a higher risk of mortality.