Research Article

The Complications of Sinusitis in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Types, Patient Characteristics, and Outcomes

Table 2

Types of complication classified by age groups.

Types of complicationAge <15 year
(14 patients)
Age ≥15 year
(71 patients)
value

Local (29 patients)5 (35.7%)24 (33.8%)1.000
Orbital (41 patients)14 (100%)27 (38.0%)<0.001
ICN (24 patients)1 (7.1%)23 (32.4%)0.100
CN palsy (30 patients)3 (21.4%)27 (38.0%)0.360

Exact probability test.
ICN: intracranial; CN: cranial nerve.