Table 3 Characteristics of in-hospital management by causative agent
From: In-hospital management of children with bacterial meningitis in Italy
N. meningitidis | S. pneumoniae | Other | Not known | p-value | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. (29) | N. (17) | N. (10) | N. (29) | N. (85) | ||
Median length of stay days - (IQR) | 11 (9 - 14) | 16 (12 - 25) | 15 (9 - 18) | 13 (10 - 17) | 0.006 | 13 (10 - 16) |
Number of patients who underwent imaging - (%) | 14 (48.3) | 10 (58.8) | 8 (80.0) | 23 (79.3) | 0.065 | 55 (64.7) |
Number of patients with in-hospital audiological assessment - (%) | 12 (41.4) | 11 (64.7) | 5 (50.0) | 13 (44.8) | 0.468 | 41 (48.2) |
Number of patients with planned post-discharge audiological assessment - (%) | 10 (35.7) | 8 (50.0) | 7 (70.0) | 10 (34.5) | 0.190 | 35 (42.2) |
Number of patients with in-hospital complications - (%) | 12 (41.4) | 7 (41.2) | 2 (20.0) | 8 (27.6) | 0.502 | 29 (34.1) |
Number of patients with neurological sequelae at discharge - (%) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (17.7) | 1 10.0) | 2 (6.9) | 0.094 | 6 (7.1) |