Table 1 Demographic characteristics and clinical results of the patients by age
From: Treatment of perianal abscess in children: spontaneous drainage or incision-drainage?
Age < 1 year | Age > 1 year | Total | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient, n (%) | 165 (52.8) | 147 (47.2) | 312 | |
Age in months (mean ± Sd) | 6.3 ± 4.4 | 36.3 ± 42.9 | 24.3 ± 18.1 | |
Male/female, n (%) | 123/42 (74.5/25.5) | 107/40 (72.7/27.3) | 230/82 (73.6/26.4) | 0.339 |
Symptom duration in days (mean ± Sd) | 25 ± 11 | 37 ± 15 | 29 ± 14 | 0.970 |
PA, n (%) | 139 (84.2) | 112 (76.1) | 251 (80.5) | 0.267 |
FIA, n (%) | 26 (15.8) | 35 (23.8) | 61 (19.5) | |
Lesion region | ||||
PA, 1/2/3/4, n | 33/24/32/50 | 38/23/11/40 | 71/47/43/90 | 0.456 |
FIA, 1/2/3/4, n | 8/12/2/4 | 5/10/5/15 | 13/22/7/19 | |
PA treatment, n | 139 | 112 | 251 (80.5) | 0.791 |
SD, n (%) | 50 (35.9) | 36 (32.2) | 86 (34.3) | |
ID, n (%) | 89 (64.1) | 76 (67.8) | 165 (65.7) | |
FIA, n (%) | 26 | 35 | 61 (19.5) | 0.545 |
FIA development in follow-up, n | 18 | 9 | 27 | 0.001* |
SD, n (%) | 17 (94.4) | 7 (77.7) | 24 (88.8) | |
ID, n (%) | 1 (5.6) | 2 (22.3) | 3 (11.2) | |
FIA treatment | 0.064 | |||
Fistulotomy, n | 40 | 30 | 70 | |
Fistulectomy, n | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
Resolved FIA, n | 5 | 5 | 10 | |