Table 2 Comparison of patient characteristics between initial treatment with antibiotics alone, PCD, or surgery
From: Features and treatment modality of iliopsoas abscess and its outcome: a 6-year hospital-based study
Antibiotics (n = 24) | PCD (n = 36) | Surgery (n = 28) | Pvalue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | ||
Age (years) | 72.0±13.8 | 59.6±15.6 | 60.0±14.6 | 0.005* |
Sex (F:M) | 15:9 | 23:13 | 20:8 | 0.752 |
Gas-forming IPA | 18 (75.0%) | 23 (63.9%) | 20 (71.4%) | 0.631 |
Bilateral | 10 (41.7%) | 10 (27.8%) | 9 (32.1%) | 0.530 |
Multiloculated IPA collection pattern | 17 (70.8%) | 33 (91.7%) | 24(85.7%) | 0.093 |
Mean maximal transverse IPA cavity diameter on CT (cm) | 2.2 ±1.5 | 5.2 ±2.1 | 4.0±2.2 | <0.0001* |
DM | 10 (41.7%) | 13 (36.1%) | 11 (39.3%) | 0.907 |
Hypertension | 8 (33.3%) | 12 (33.3%) | 13 (46.4%) | 0.497 |
CKD | 9 (37.5%) | 7 (19.4%) | 3 (10.7%) | 0.060 |
Malignancy | 4 (16.7%) | 9 (25.0%) | 4 (14.3%) | 0.520 |
Liver cirrhosis | 4 (16.7%) | 6 (16.7%) | 2 (7.1%) | 0.479 |
Fever or hypothermia | 20 (83.3%) | 31 (86.1%) | 23 (82.1%) | 0.905 |
Severe sepsis | 18 (75.0%) | 29 (80.6%) | 21 (75.0%) | 0.830 |
WBC (/μL) | 18900±9428 | 17672 ±9018 | 15354±7426 | 0.344 |
Bandemia (No. of patients) | 12 (50.0%) | 17 (47.2%) | 9 (32.1%) | 0.353 |
Hb (g/dL) | 10.8±2.4 | 10.7 ±2.3 | 10.7±2.7 | 0.996 |
Platelet (×103/μL) | 185.5±140.9 | 309.2 ±179.0 | 255.6±144.8 | 0.016* |
BUN (mg/dL) | 65.6±67.1 | 36.8 ±37.1 | 32.4±28.0 | 0.041* |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 3.5±4.0 | 2.2 ±2.0 | 1.43±0.9 | 0.037* |
ALT (U/L) (n = 24 vs 35 vs 28) | 106.3±250.6 | 51.0 ±77.7 | 80.1±244.9 | 0.768 |
Na (mEq/L) | 132.3±8.5 | 133.4 ±5.6 | 135.0±5.5 | 0.258 |
K (mEq/L) | 4.4±1.0 | 4.0 ±0.5 | 4.1±0.7 | 0.223 |
CRP (mg/L) | 16.0±10.5 | 21.9 ±10.1 | 19.3±12.2 | 0.083 |
CK (U/L) (n = 22 vs 29 vs 25) | 539.3±1711.5 | 175.6 ±302.3 | 183.1±535.1 | 0.309 |
Initial blood glucose (mg/dL) (n = 24 vs 34 vs 28) | 180.0±116.0 | 208.0 ±151.3 | 155.3±88.6 | 0.369 |
Primary:Secondary origin | 8:16 | 8:28 | 5:23 | 0.408 |
Mortality | 12 (50.0%) | 8 (22.2%) | 2 (7.1%) | 0.002* |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 19.4±15.2 | 44.9 ±55.3 | 38.8±19.5 | 0.001* |