Is hepatic neoplasm-related pyogenic liver abscess a distinct clinical entity?

Table 5 Summary of multivariate logistic regression analysis of mortality of pyogenic liver abscess

Variable1	Wald estimate2	βcoefficient (B)	OR3 (95% CI)	P value
Hepatic malignancy	51.5	3.7	40.45 (14.76-111.65)	0.00
Hypoalbuminemia	15.2	0.2	1.22 (1.14-1.38)	0.00
DIC	5.2	1.2	3.32 (1.19-9.69)	< 0.05
Acute coronary syndrome	4.3	1.5	4.48 (1.08-17.80)	0.02
Impaired renal function	0.1	0	1.00 (0.82-1.12)	0.76
Total bilirubin	0.3	0	1.00 (0.71-1.51)	0.48
Septic shock	0.9	0.03	1.03 (0.82-2.67)	0.39
Surgical intervention	0.11	0.13	1.14 (0.71-3.90)	0.74

¹Variables were entered into the model by stepwise forwards method; only those clinically interested were listed;

²Wald estimate corresponds to the importance of the variable in the model;

³Odds ratio (OR): calculated by Exp (B). DIC: Disseminated intravascular coagulation.