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: J86/J85 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: J85/J86 |
| 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 | 349 | 101 | 248 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.43 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 57.09 | 53.64 | 58.5 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 31.52 | 30.69 | 31.85 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 20.63 | 18.81 | 21.37 |