Epidemiology and Clinical Patterns of Lung Abscesses in ICU : A French Multicenter Retrospective Study

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BACKGROUND: Data are scarce regarding epidemiology and management of critically ill patients with lung abscesses.

RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the clinical and microbiological characteristics of critically ill patients with lung abscesses, how are they managed in the ICU, and what are the risk factors of in-ICU mortality?.

STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: This was a retrospective observational multicenter study, based on International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, codes, between 2015 and 2022 in France. In-ICU mortality-associated factors were determined by multivariate logistic regression.

RESULTS: We analyzed 171 ICU patients with pulmonary abscesses. Seventy-eight percent were male, with a mean age of 56.5 ± 16.4 years; 20.4% misused alcohol, 25.2% had a chronic lung disease (14% COPD), and 20.5% had a history of cancer. Overall, 40.9% were immunocompromised and 38% qualified for nosocomial infection. Presenting symptoms included fatigue or weight loss in 62%, fever (50.3%), and dyspnea (47.4%). Hemoptysis was reported in 21.7%. A polymicrobial infection was present in 35.6%. The most frequent pathogens were Enterobacteriaceae in 31%, Staphylococcus aureus in 22%, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 19.3%. Fungal infections were found in 10.5%. Several clusters of clinicoradiologic patterns were associated with specific microbiological documentation and could guide empiric antibiotic regimen. Percutaneous abscess drainage was performed in 11.7%; surgery was performed in 12.7%, and 12% required bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis. In-ICU mortality was 21.5%, and age (OR: 1.05 [1.02-1.91], P = .007], renal replacement therapy during ICU stay (OR, 3.56 [1.24-10.57], P = .019), and fungal infection (OR, 9.12 [2.69-34.5], P = .0006) were independent predictors of mortality after multivariate logistic regression, and drainage or surgery were not.

INTERPRETATION: Pulmonary abscesses in the ICU are a rare but severe disease often resulting from a polymicrobial infection, with a high proportion of Enterobacteriaceae, S aureus, and P aeruginosa. Percutaneous drainage, surgery, or arterial embolization was required in more than one-third of cases. Further prospective studies focusing on first-line antimicrobial therapy and source control procedure are warranted to improve and standardize patient management.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:165

Enthalten in:

Chest - 165(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 48-57

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Montméat, Vinca [VerfasserIn]
Bonny, Vincent [VerfasserIn]
Urbina, Tomas [VerfasserIn]
Missri, Louai [VerfasserIn]
Baudel, Jean-Luc [VerfasserIn]
Retbi, Aurélia [VerfasserIn]
Penaud, Victor [VerfasserIn]
Voiriot, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Cohen, Yves [VerfasserIn]
De Prost, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Guidet, Bertrand [VerfasserIn]
Maury, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Ait-Oufella, Hafid [VerfasserIn]
Joffre, Jérémie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Critical care
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Lung abscesses
Multicenter Study
Observational Study
Outcome

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Date Completed 12.01.2024

Date Revised 02.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chest.2023.08.020

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NLM361501188