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Liver Absces Drainage
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Bacterial abscess of the liver is relatively rare; however, it has been described since the time of Hippocrates (400 BCE), with the first published review by Bright appearing in 1936. In 1938, Ochsner's classic review heralded surgical drainage as the definitive therapy; however, despite the more aggressive approach to treatment, the mortality remained at 60-80%. [1] The development of new radiologic techniques, the improvement in microbiologic identification, and the advancement of drainage techniques, as well as improved supportive care, have reduced mortality to 5-30%; yet, the prevalence of liver abscess has remained relatively unchanged. Untreated, this infection remains uniformly fatal.
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This video covers drainage of a liver abscess. The description provides background on bacterial abscess of the liver, tracing how treatment developed from surgical drainage as the definitive therapy to newer radiologic techniques, improved microbiologic identification, and advanced drainage techniques, with a fall in mortality described over that history.
Key points
- Covers drainage as treatment for a bacterial liver abscess
- Provides historical background from Hippocrates and early published reviews
- Describes surgical drainage as heralded as the definitive therapy in a classic 1938 review
- Describes how radiologic techniques, microbiologic identification, drainage techniques, and supportive care developed
- Notes the prevalence of liver abscess has remained relatively unchanged
Video Overview
This video presents “Liver Absces Drainage” — Bacterial abscess of the liver is relatively rare; however, it has been described since the time of Hippocrates (400 BCE), with the first published review by Bright appearing in 1936. In 1938, Ochsner's classic review heralded surgical. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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