Infants Are More Likely Than Older Children to Have Surgery for Cervical Infections
Table 2
Percentage of children in each age group who underwent operative intervention for neck abscess with location of abscess (% represents % for each cell).
Age (years)
Frequency (N)
( of Age Group Treated Surgically)
Lateral Neck
Retropharyngeal
Parapharyngeal
Other
<1
44
86.3
33 (89.2)
7 (77.8)
3 (100.0)
1 (50.0)
1-3
73
76.8
48 (84.2)
15 (65.2)
9 (61.5)
1 (100.0)
4-7
30
66.7
16 (100)
10 (47.6)
4 (57.1)
1 (100.0)
8-18
18
51.4
9 (64.3)
6 (54.5)
3 (60.0)
4 (0)
p = 0.004 with Kruskal-Wallis test for age distribution.
