Suppurative and necrotic conditions of lower respiratory tract
Description
pleural empyema: The presence of pus in the thoracic cavity, between the visceral and parietal pleura. [database_cross_reference: NCIT:P378]
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | J10_NECROTIC |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: J85/J86 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: J86/J85 |
| Include | J10_LUNGNECROSIS, J10_ABSCLUNGPNEUMO, J10_ABSCMEDIASTINUM, J10_PYOTHORAX |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 457 | 134 | 323 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.43 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 55.98 | 51.3 | 57.93 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 17.72 | 16.42 | 18.27 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 31.51 | 29.85 | 32.2 |
Associations
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