Table 2 Comparison between ABX + and ABX- group

Median age (range) in years

2.9 (0–17)

1.3 (0–17)

0.0062*

Median hospital stay (range) in days

6 (1–76)

5 (1–59)

 < 0.0001*

Number of patients who experienced complications (%)

307 (90)

271 (58.2)

 < 0.0001*

Median hospitalization cost (range) in EUR

3227 (537–40,871)

2686 (537–31,729)

 < 0.0001*

Number of patients with underlying diseases (%)

67 (19.4)

83 (17.8)

0.297