Table 1 Descriptive data and incidence of complications within 30 days after full-thickness rectal biopsies
From: Perioperative use of antibiotics in full-thickness rectal biopsies for Hirschsprung’s disease
FTB without antibiotics (01.01.2010–31.12.2014) | FTB with antibiotics (01.01.2016–31.12.2019) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients included (n) | 112 | 115 | |
Age in month (median and range) | 4 (0–12) | 3 (0–12) | 0.21 |
Gender (n) | |||
Male | 63 (56.25%) | 63 (54.78%) | 0.82 |
Female | 49 (43.75%) | 52 (45.22%) | |
Complications (n) | 17 (15.18%) | 13 (11.30%) | 0.43 |
Fever | 15 (13.39%) | 5 (3.3%) | 0.03 |
Pain | 0 | 1 (0.87%) | 1 |
Bleeding | 2 (1.76%) | 6 (5.22%) | 0.22 |
Vomiting | 0 | 1 (0.87%) | 1 |
CCI (mean ± SD) | |||
All patients | 2.75 ± 7.44 | 1.31 ± 4.40 | 0.318 |
Readmissions | 10 (8.18 %) | 5 (4.35%) | 0.21 |