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

Table 3

Outcomes and initial antibiotic regimen by abscess size.

	All patients (𝑁 = 135)	Abscess ≤8 cm (𝑁 = 112)	Abscess >8 cm (𝑁 = 23)	P-value
# days hospitalized mean (SD)	4.6 (3.6)	4.4 (3.4)	5.7 (4.2)	.09
# days febrile (>38.2)	1.1 (1.8)	1.10 (1.6)	1.35 (2.5)	.65
𝑁 (%)
Requiring drainage/surgery	42 (31%)	32 (29%)	10 (43%)	.16
Drainage∗	11 (8%)	9 (8%)	2 (9%)	.31
Surgery	34 (25%)	26 (23%)	8 (35%)	.24
Number of antibiotics used, mean (SD)	2.8 (1.2)	2.7 (1.2)	3.1 (1.3)	.20
Antibiotic regimen∗
Cefoxitin and doxycycline	57 (43%)	50 (45%)	7 (30%)	.14
Ciprofloxacin and Flagyl	11 (8%)	7 (6%)	4 (17%)
Gentamicin and clindamycin	18 (14%)	13 (12%)	5 (22%)
Other	46 (35%)	39 (35%)	7 (30%)
Any complication	18 (13%)	10 (9%)	8 (35%)	<.01

^∗𝑃-value estimated from Fisher’s exact test.