Objective To determine the effectiveness of percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) and to compare PCD with percutaneous needle aspiration (PNA) in the management of bacterial liver abscess. Methods The medical records of 206 patients with bacterial liver abscess admitted to this hospital between January 1989 and December 2009 were analyzed retrospectively. The outcomes of 96 patients receiving percutaneous treatment including PCD (PCD group, n=56) and PNA (PNA group, n=40) were compared, including the length of hospital stay, rates of procedure-related complications, treatment success, and death. Results There was no statistical difference in patients’ demographics or abscess characteristics between two groups (Pgt;0.05). The morbidity, mortality, and length of hospital stay in the PCD group and the PNA group were 1.79% vs 2.50%， 1.79% vs 2.50%， and (19.2±13.1) d vs (20.2±12.9) d, respectively, and the P values were 1.000, 1.000, and 0.887, respectively. There was statistically significant difference in successful rate between two groups （96.43% vs 75.00%， P=0.002）, but all simple abscesses with diameter of 5 cm or less were successfully managed in both PNA group and PCD group （13/13 vs 16/17， P=1.000）. Conclusions PCD is more effective than PNA in the management of bacterial liver abscess. PNA can be used as a valid alternative for simple abscesses with 5 cm in diameter or smaller.
ObjectiveTo investigate the therapeutic effect of B ultrasound-guided percutaneous catheter drainage combined with veno-venous hemofiltration at different time points and multi-site in treatment of hyperlipidemic severe acute pancreatitis (HL-SAP). MethodsThe clinical data of 34 patients with HL-SAP initially underwent B ultrasound-guided percutaneous catheter drainage combined with veno-venous hemofiltration at different time points and multi-site from January 2010 to June 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the different of the onset to treatment time, 34 cases were divided into the≤24 h group and > 24 h group. The serum platelet activating factor (PAF) and triglyceride (TG) at the time of admission and after admission 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 days were detected, and the hospitalization time, mortality, and the rate of conversion to open surgery were observed. ResultsThe levels of PAF and TG in the both groups tended to gradually decrease with different degrees, were significantly lower than that the before treatment (P < 0.05), and the decline of PAF and TG in≤24 h group were more significant than > 24 h group. The hospitalization time, mortality, and the rate of conversion to open surgery in the≤24 h group were significantly lower than those of the > 24 h group (P < 0.05). ConclusionThe early using of B ultrasound-guided percutaneous catheter drainage combined with veno-venous hemofiltration at different time points and multi-site would have a beneficial impact on the management of HL-SAP and complications.