Cost of Abscess Subphrenic in India

A subphrenic abscess is a localized accumulation of pus in the abdominal cavity just beneath the diaphragm in the "subphrenic space". This is the space between the diaphragm (which separates the chest cavities from the abdominal cavity) and the transverse colon. This condition usually affects the elderly.

• Pain in the chest and/or upper abdomen on the affected side, and/or shoulder
• Abdominal tenderness
• Abdominal swelling
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Fever
• Chills
• Sweating
• Edema
• Loss of appetite
• Non-productive cough
• Rapid heart rate
• Rapid breathing
• Difficult breathing
• Absence of breathing sounds
• Absence of bowel sounds
• Foul-smelling sputum
• Tenderness across the eighth through twelfth ribs ("Krukow's sign")
• Mental confusion/apprehension
• Chronic hiccoughing
• Jaundice
• Leukocytosis
• Anemia

• Biliary surgery
• Appendix surgery
• Any other abdominal surgery

• Blood tests and Urine tests
• Imaging tests like X-rays & Ct scan

Conservative treatment consists of nutritional support and broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy. As with any other abscess, a drainage needs to be performed and the infection needs to be treated with appropriate antibiotics. Because of the location of a subphrenic abscess, this can be a complex procedure. Patients who are malnourished or have a weakened immune system need proper nutrition (via intravenous feeding if necessary) in order to heal properly and fight the infection. Conservative (nonsurgical) treatment consisting of nutritional support and antibiotic therapy results in poor survival rates. Operative treatment with no antibiotics improves survival, while using antibiotics in combination with surgery reduces mortality substantially.

• Clots in the leg veins or the portal system veins
• Systemic infection (septicemia)
• General ill health, malnutrition, weakness, and emaciation
• Abscess elsewhere in the body (brain, lung, or liver)
• Perforation of the diaphragm
• Pericarditis
• Mediastinitis
• Pneumonia
• Partial obstruction of a major vein returning blood to the heart
• Pitting edema (affects the lower limbs)
• Hhrombophlebitis
• Hemorrhage
• Meningitis
• Pulmonary edema