The role of cross sectional imaging in the management of acute pyogenic inguinal abscess - extrapelvic versus intrapelvic origin

Table 1 Group comparison of clinical characteristics

	Extra-pevic origin	Intrapevic origin	p-value
	n=13	n=15
Age	57.8 (23, 89)	62.9 (52, 75)	0.613
Gender
Male	9 (69.2)	9 (60)	0.705
Female	4 (30.8)	6 (40)
TiOA(day)	4.4 (2, 28)	6.2 (2, 30)	0.289
TiOS(h)	27.3 (5, 144)	9.4 (3, 25)	0.048*
Comorbidity
Diabetes mellitus	6 (41.2)	10 (66.7)	1.000
Chronic renal insufficiency	1 (7.7)	7 (46.7)	0.038*
Chronic viral hepatitis	3 (23.1)	2 (13.3)	0.634
Malignancy	0	6 (40)	0.044*
ICU stay(patient number)	4	10
APACHE II score	16.6 (11, 26)	20.6 (13, 27)	0.022*
ICU stay(day)	5.8 (0,35)	6.3 (0,30)	0.499
Hospital stay(day)	38.2 (5, 126)	42.4 (9,86)	0.18
Surgical procedure
Debridement	1.8	3.2	0.009*
Colostomy	0	6	0.044*
CT-guided drainage	0	1
Soft tissue reconstruction	6	2	0.096
Rotational flap	3	0	0.087
STSG or FTSG	2	1	0.583
VAC	1	1	1.000
Mortality	1 (7.7)	2 (13.3)	1.000

Data are presented as median (min, max) or frequency (%).
TiOA, duration of symptoms prior to arrival to the ER.
TiOS, time of the first surgical intervention.
STSG: split thickness skin graft, FTSG, full thickness skin graft, VAC: vaccum assisted closure.
APACHE, acute physiological, age, and chronic health evaluation.
*: p < 0.05.

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