Overall |
- |
54.7 (226/413) |
45.3 (187/413) |
10.3 (19/184) |
- |
Sex |
Female |
58.5 (93/159) |
41.5 (66/159) |
6.2 (4/65) |
0.178 |
|
Male |
52.4 (133/254) |
47.6 (121/254) |
12.5 (15/120) |
|
Age in years |
Cohort
Median
(Range)
(Interquartile
range)
|
-
31
(18 to
91)
(25 to 42.75)
|
-
31
(18 to
85)
(23 to 42.5)
|
Re-presented vs
no
31 vs 32
(18 to 76) vs (18 to
85)
(25 to 51.5) vs (23 to 42)
|
0.407 |
Previous course of oral antibiotics |
No |
55.8 (121/217) |
44.2
(96/217) |
9.6 (9/94) |
0.713 |
|
Yes |
53.8 (105/195) |
46.2 (90/195) |
11.2 (10/89) |
|
Examinations |
None |
32.4 (11/34) |
67.6 (23/34) |
8.7 (2/23) |
0.770 |
|
Yes (any) |
56.9 (214/376) |
43.1 (162/376) |
10.7 (17/159) |
|
|
Oral exam only |
55.2 (186/337) |
44.8 (151/337) |
10.1 (15/148) |
0.830 |
|
FNE only |
(0/0) |
(0/0) |
(0/0) |
- |
|
Oral exam & FNE |
71.8 (28/39) |
28.2 (11/39) |
18.2 (2/11) |
0.431 |
Swallowing fluids/medications prior
to
IV medications?
|
No |
63.2 (203/321) |
36.8 (118/321) |
11.2 (13/116) |
0.609 |
|
Yes |
25.0 (23/92) |
75.0 (69/92) |
8.8 (6/68) |
|
Swallowing fluids/medications
after
IV medications?
|
No |
89.8 (97/108) |
10.2 (11/108) |
20 (2/10) |
0.439 |
|
Yes |
47.9 (127/265) |
52.1 (138/265) |
11.6 (16/138) |
|
Statim IV medications |
None |
7.5 (3/40) |
92.5 (37/40) |
2.9 (1/35) |
0.140 |
|
Yes (any) |
59.8 (223/373) |
40.2 (150/373) |
12.1 (18/149) |
|
|
IV antibiotics only |
66.7 (46/69) |
33.3 (23/69) |
4.3 (1/23) |
0.762 |
|
IV steroids only |
0 (0/3) |
100 (3/3) |
0 (0/3) |
0.992 |
|
IV antibiotics & steroids |
58.8 (177/301) |
41.2 (124/301) |
13.8
(17/123) |
0.105 |
Discharge medications |
None |
- |
(17) |
12.5 (2/16) |
0.785 |
|
Yes (any) |
- |
(167) |
10.3 (17/165) |
|
|
Oral antibiotics only |
- |
(155) |
1.4 (2/140) |
0.734 |
|
Oral steroids only |
- |
(0) |
(0/0) |
- |
|
Oral antibiotics & steroids |
- |
(12) |
60.0 (15/25) |
0.756 |
Drainage |
None |
54.3 (51/94) |
45.7 (43/94) |
9.5 (4/42) |
0.846 |
|
Yes (any) |
54.9 (175/319) |
45.1 (144/319) |
10.6 (15/142) |
|
|
I&D (any) |
61.2 (41/67) |
38.8 (26/67) |
7.7 (2/26) |
0.583 |
|
Needle aspiration (any) |
52.8 (130/246) |
47.2 (116/246) |
11.4
(13/114) |
|
|
I&D, no pus |
75.0 (9/12) |
25.0 (3/12) |
0 (0/3) |
0.992 |
|
I&D, Pus |
58.2 (32/55) |
41.8 (23/55) |
8.7 (2/23) |
0.912 |
|
Needle aspiration, no pus |
50.9 (57/112) |
49.1 (55/112) |
16.4
(9/55) |
0.333 |
|
Needle aspiration, Pus |
54.5 (73/134) |
45.5 (61/134) |
6.8 (4/59) |
0.616 |
|
No pus (either method) |
53.2 (66/124) |
46.8 (58/124) |
15.5 (9/58) |
0.130 |
|
Pus (either method) |
55.6 (105/189) |
44.4 (84/189) |
7.3 (6/82) |
|