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Table 4 Comparison between gas-forming IPA and non-gas forming IPA patients

From: Features and treatment modality of iliopsoas abscess and its outcome: a 6-year hospital-based study

 

Gas-forming IPA

Non-gas forming IPA

Pvalue

 

(n = 27)

(n = 61 )

 

Mean±SD

Mean±SD

Age (years)

67.8±13.9

61.1±16.0

0.053

Sex (F:M)

14:13

44:17

0.064

Bilateral

14(51.9%)

15(24.6%)

0.012*

Multiloculated IPA collection patternf

25(92.6%)

49(80.3%)

0.211

Mean maximal transverse IPA cavity diameter on CT (cm)

4.21±1.79

3.87±2.51

0.166

DM

13(48.2%)

21(34.4%)

0.223

Hypertension

8(29.6%)

25(41.7%)

0.284

Uremiaf

3(11.1%)

8(13.1%)

1.000

CKD

5(18.5%)

14(23.0%)

0.641

Malignancy

4(14.8%)

13(21.7%)

0.456

Liver cirrhosisf

1(3.7%)

11(18.0%)

0.096

Fever or hypothermiaf

26(96.3%)

48(78.7%)

0.056

 

(Including 2 hypothermia)

(Including 4 hypothermia)

 

Severe sepsis

27(100.0%)

26(67.2%)

0.002*

WBC (/μL)

20363±11077

15900±7059

0.132

Bandemia (No. of patients)

15(55.6%)

23(37.7%)

0.119

Hb (g/dL)

10±2.4

11±2.4

0.056

Platelet (×103/μL)

244.7±205.2

264.5±145.0

0.234

BUN (mg/dL)

55.4±55.0

37.9±41.9

0.053

Creatinine (mg/dL)

2.5±2.1

2.2±2.8

0.158

ALT (U/L) (n = 27 vs 60)

68.5±110.4

78.8±225.3

0.287

Na (mEq/L)

132.3±6.5

134.2±6.5

0.132

K (mEq/L)

4.3±0.8

4.1±0.7

0.178

CRP (mg/L)

217.8±92.8

184.8±116.9

0.168

CK (U/L) (n = 22 vs 54)

207.4±360.3

314.3±1150.0

0.439

Initial blood glucose (mg/dL) (n = 27 vs 59)

211.4±139.9

170.0±115.9

0.098

Primary:Secondary origin

3:24

18:43

0.062

Mortality

12(44.4%)

10(16.4%)

0.005*

Length of hospital stay (days)

37.6±32.8

35.3±41.6

0.906

  1. fFisher’s Exact Test. *P < 0.05.
  2. ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CK, creatine kinase; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CRP, C-reactive protein; CT, computed tomography; DM, diabetes mellitus; Hb, hemoglobin; IPA, iliopsoas abscess; K, potassium; Na, sodium; SD, standard deviation; WBC, white blood cells.