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Table 1 Predictors of unfavorable outcomes in intracranial abscesses

From: A retrospective study on the aetiology, management, and outcome of brain abscess in an 11-year, single-centre study from China

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

  
  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. The cutoff in the univariate analysis was P < 0.20. A p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.