Clinical Study
Tuboovarian Abscesses: Is Size Associated with Duration of Hospitalization & Complications?
Table 2
Clinical characteristics by presence of TOA.
| | TOA |
| Clinical Characteristics | Positive (%) | Negative (or not documented) (%) |
| Reason presenting for care | | | Pain | 127 (94%) | 8 (6%) | Median duration of pain | 3 days | — | Abnormal bleeding | 22 (16%) | 113 (84%) | Abnormal discharge | 28 (21%) | 107 (79%) |
| Information at admission | | | Fever | 37 (27%) | 98 (73%) | Pain | 109 (81%) | 26 (19%) | Vaginal discharge | 42 (31%) | 93 (69%) | Rebound | 29 (21%) | 106 (79%) | Guarding | 50 (37%) | 85 (63%) | Uterine tenderness | 36 (27%) | 99 (73%) | Adnexal tenderness | 69 (51%) | 66 (49%) | Cervical motion tenderness | 65 (48%) | 70 (52%) | Cervical culture | 91 (67%) | 44 (33%) | GC () | 11 (12%) | 77 (85%) | CT () | 13 (14%) | 74 (81%) | CT performed | 106 (79%) | 29 (21%) | US performed | 94 (70%) | 41 (30%) | MRI performed | 3 (2%) | 132 (98%) | WBC, mean | 14.2 (5.9) | — | WBC | | | 10 | 37 (27%) | — | 10 to 15 | 46 (34%) | — | 15+ | 52 (39%) | — | Unilateral abscess | 89 (66%) | — | Largest abscess size (cm), mean (SD) (Note: range = 1.5–16 cm) | 6.7 (2.7) | — | Abscess size | | | 0 to 4 cm | 43 (32%) | — | 5 to 8 cm | 69 (51%) | — | 8 cm | 23 (17%) | — |
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87 patients (64%) had no information on HIV in medical record WBC not documented for 5 patients Information missing for 21 patients.
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