Variables | Favorable outcomes | Unfavorable outcomes | Total | pValue | p, Regression |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 47) | (n = 13) | (n = 60) | (OR, 95% CI) | ||
Age, y, Mean ± SD | 46.06 ± 16.97 | 51.92 ± 16.47 | 0.272 | ||
Sex, n (%) | 0.015 | 0.006 (14.003, 2.129-92.081) | |||
Male | 40 (85) | 7 (15) | 47 | ||
Female | 7 (54) | 6 (46) | 13 | ||
GCS on admission, no. (%) | 0.480 | ||||
≤13 | 5 (63) | 3 (37) | 8 | ||
14-15 | 42 (81) | 10 (19) | 52 | ||
Clinical menifestation, no. (%) | 0.802 | ||||
Nausea | 10 (71) | 4 (29) | 14 | ||
Headache | 35 (76) | 11 (24) | 46 | ||
Fever | 24 (77) | 7 (23) | 31 | ||
Focal neurological sign | 11 (65) | 6 (35) | 17 | ||
Epilepsy | 14 (82) | 3 (18) | 17 | ||
Predisposing risk factor, no. (%) | 0.050 | ||||
Postneurosurgery | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | 10 | ||
Post head trauma | 6 (100) | 0 (0) | 6 | ||
Congenital heart disease | 5 (100) | 0 (0) | 5 | ||
Immunosuppression | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | 2 | ||
COM | 7 (88) | 1 (12) | 8 | ||
Unknown | 23 (79) | 6 (21) | 29 | ||
No. of abscess, no. (%) | 0.028 | ||||
Single | 39 (85) | 7 (15) | 46 | ||
Multiple | 8 (57) | 6 (43) | 14 | ||
Location of abscess, no. (%) | 0.555 | ||||
Basal ganglia | 4 (67) | 2 (33) | 6 | ||
Frontal | 14 (74) | 5 (26) | 19 | ||
Temporal | 12 (92) | 1 (8) | 13 | ||
Occipital | 7 (70) | 3 (30) | 10 | ||
Cerebellar | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | 3 | ||
Parietal | 8 (89) | 1 (11) | 9 | ||
Mode of operation, no. (%) | 1.000 | ||||
STA | 27 (75) | 9 (25) | 36 | ||
OCE | 14 (78) | 4 (22) | 18 | ||
Mastoidectomy + OCE | 5 (83) | 1 (17) | 6 |