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Table 2 Demographic characteristics and clinical results of patients who developed FIA and did not develop FIA during follow-up

From: Treatment of perianal abscess in children: spontaneous drainage or incision-drainage?

 

PA with FIA in follow-up

PA without FIA in follow-up

Total

p-value

Patient, n (%)

27 (10.1)

224 (79.9)

251

 

Age in months (mean ± Sd)

47.8 ± 35.4

65.3 ± 45.2

56.7 ± 15.2

0.954

Male/female, n (%)

27/0 (100/0)

149/75 (66.5/33.5)

176/75

0.035*

Symptom duration in days (mean ± Sd)

35.1 ± 21.8

18 ± 12.4

28 ± 18.3

0.009*

Lesion region

 PA, 1/2/3/4, n (%)

4/12/7/4

63/37/38/86

67/49/45/90

0.267

 FIA, 1/2/3/4, n (%)

15/45/25/15

28/16/17/39

26/20/17/37

Treatment

 SD, n (%)

22 (88.0)

64 (28.9)

86 (34.9)

0.001*

 ID, n (%)

3 (12.0)

157 (71.1)

160 (65.1)

PA with recurrence, n (%)

6 (22.2)

58 (25.4)

64 (26)

0.235

PA without recurrence, n (%)

21 (77.3)

165 (74.6)

186 (74)