Clinical Study

Tuboovarian Abscesses: Is Size Associated with Duration of Hospitalization & Complications?

Table 2

Clinical characteristics by presence of TOA.

TOA

Clinical CharacteristicsPositive   (%)Negative
(or not documented)
(%)

Reason presenting for care
 Pain127 (94%)8 (6%)
  Median duration of pain3 days
 Abnormal bleeding22 (16%)113 (84%)
 Abnormal discharge28 (21%)107 (79%)

Information at admission
 Fever37 (27%)98 (73%)
 Pain109 (81%)26 (19%)
 Vaginal discharge42 (31%)93 (69%)
 Rebound29 (21%)106 (79%)
 Guarding50 (37%)85 (63%)
 Uterine tenderness36 (27%)99 (73%)
 Adnexal tenderness69 (51%)66 (49%)
 Cervical motion tenderness65 (48%)70 (52%)
 Cervical culture91 (67%)44 (33%)
  GC ( )11 (12%)77 (85%)
  CT ( )13 (14%)74 (81%)
 CT performed106 (79%)29 (21%)
 US performed94 (70%)41 (30%)
 MRI performed3 (2%)132 (98%)
 WBC, mean 14.2 (5.9)
 WBC
   1037 (27%)
  10 to 1546 (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 cm43 (32%)
  5 to 8 cm69 (51%)
   8 cm23 (17%)

87 patients (64%) had no information on HIV in medical record
WBC not documented for 5 patients
Information missing for 21 patients.