Table 3 Historical, clinical and laboratory data of the enrolled patients
From: Acute mastoiditis in an Italian pediatric tertiary medical center: a 15 – year retrospective study
All (N 147) | All (N 147) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (years) | 4.8 ± 3.6 | Prior antibiotic treatment (%, n° pts) | 58 (86) |
Median age (years) | 4 (0.3–13.5) | Complications (%, n° pts) | 9 (14) |
Hospitalization (days) | 8.6 ± 6.8 | Fever (%, n° pts) | 78 (114) |
Prior antibiotic treatment (days) | 2.4 ± 3.0 | Othalgia (%, n° pts) | 77 (113) |
Symptom duration (days) | 5.0 ± 4.1 | Othorrea (%, n° pts) | 25 (37) |
WBC (10^3/mmc) | 15,530 ± 5350 | Protrusion of auricle (%, n° pts) | 95 (65) |
CRP (mg/dl) | 7.5 ± 10.2 | Retroauricular swelling (%, n° pts) | 61 (89) |
Antibiotic treatment (days) | 8.4 ± 4.2 | Retroauricular erythema (%, n° pts) | 73 (106) |
Antibiotic treatment (mg/kg/die) | 69 ± 20 | Retroauricular pain (%, n° pts) | 74 (51) |