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Table 2 Characteristics of abscesses

From: Comparative evaluation of sump drainage by trocar puncture, percutaneous catheter drainage versus operative drainage in the treatment of Intra-abdominal abscesses: a retrospective controlled study

 

Trocar group (n = 30)

PCD group (n = 20)

SD group (n = 25)

P-value

Abscess size (cm)

7.25 ± 3.63

7.56 ± 3.55

7.00 ± 4.04

0.754

Abscess location

   

0.980

Psoas

1

1

2

-

Interloop

1

1

2

-

Abdominal

19

14

16

-

Pelvic

5

2

3

-

Multiple abscesses

4

2

2

-

Bacteria of purulence

   

0.985

Escherichia coli

13

9

14

-

Klebsiella pneumoniae

8

4

5

-

Staphylococci aureus

4

3

2

-

Proteus mirabilis

1

2

1

-

Multiple

2

1

1

-

Others

2a

1b

2c

-

  1. aCandida albicans and Bacteroides fragilis. bEnterococcus faecalis cEnterococcus faecalis and Serratia marcescens