Table 3: Grouped data of New Zealand patients with chest drain insertion due to empyema/CPE for comparison.
|
|
Population |
Total drains/year |
Empyema or CPE/year |
Organism identified (%) |
Fibrinolysis (%) |
Surgery (%) |
|
Auckland (1993-1995) |
1,000,000 |
NR |
16 |
59 |
56 |
0.5 |
|
Hutt (2008-2009) |
140,000 |
65 |
27 |
NR |
NR |
48 |
|
Middlemore (2010-2012) |
500,000 |
NR |
36 |
39 |
41 |
13 |
|
Christchurch (2015-2016) |
540,000 |
243 |
21 |
42 |
52 |
7.3 |
Comparison of the number of chest drains inserted with particular focus on empyema, the organism identified, fibrinolytic therapy and need for surgical intervention.
†NR: Not reported.