Pyothorax
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_PYOTHORAX |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: J86, ICD-9: 510, ICD-8: 510 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: J86, ICD-9: 510, ICD-8: 510 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 265 | 77 | 188 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.33 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 57.12 | 53.9 | 58.45 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 30.94 | 31.17 | 30.85 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 22.64 | 19.48 | 23.94 |