Table 6 Success rate of different management pathways 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 ) | ||
Total number of initial treatments with PCD | 13 (48.2%) | 23 (37.7%) | 0.358 |
PCD success rate | 2/13 (15.4%) | 17/23 (73.9%) | 0.0007** |
Total number undergoing surgical debridement | 16 (59.3%) | 25 (41.0%) | 0.113 |
Primary operation success ratef | 7/8 (87.5%) | 19/20 (95.0%) | 0.497 |
Salvage operation success rate (in patients with failed PCD)f | 5/8 (62.5%) | 4/5 (80.0%) | 1.000 |
Antibiotics alone success ratef | 1/6 (16.7%) | 11/18 (61.1%) | 0.155 |