Research Article

Tubo-Ovarian Abscesses: Epidemiology and Predictors for Failed Response to Medical Management in an Asian Population

Table 4

Comparison of clinical progress between the two patient groups.

All Medical Surgical P-value
(N=136)(N=111)(N=25)

Clinical progress

Days hospitalized
 Mean ± SD5.7 ± 3.44.5 ± 2.010.8 ± 3.6<0.001

Days of IV antibiotics received inpatient
 Mean ± SD4.6 ± 3.53.6 ± 2.29.4 ± 4.3<0.001

Day of IV antibiotics before invasive treatment-
 Mean ± SD4.0 ± 2.1NA4.0 ± 2.1