RESULTS OF THE ANTIBIOTICS TREATMENT COMBINED WITH LIVER ABSCESS DRAINAGE AT NGUYEN TRI PHUONG HOSPITAL

Abstract

Background: Percutaneous drainage of liver abscess is the initial treatment of choice for abscesses larger than 5 cm in size and has long been applied in many hospitals in Vietnam. However, there are not many summary reports on both antibiotic treatment and abscess drainage under ultrasound guidance. Subjects and methods: Retrospective study of patients with liver abscess who were treated with antibiotics and drained the abscess under ultrasound guidance at Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital from January 2017 to March. 12/2022. Results: There were 61 patients included in the study. The first-line antibiotic treatment is Cephalosporin III generation combined with intravenous metronidazole, most are sensitive to third generation Cephalosporins (49.2%), 8.2% are multi-resistant ESBL-secreting bacteria using Carbapenems. The treatment success rate is high (96.7%). The time for the patient to have no fever and no pain in the right lower quadrant is from 1 to 4 days. Most of the interventions were 1 time (90.2%). The average tube retention time was 12 days. Conclusion: Treatment of liver abscess with antibiotics combined with ultrasound-guided drainage is an effective and safe measure. Most of the cases are only intervention 1 time with high success rate.