Table 6.
Variables predictive of drainage clinical success
| Feature | Success | Failure | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of fluid collection | ||||
| Thin | 5 | 1 | 0.278 | |
| Thick | 123 | 6 | ||
| Size (mm) | 75.6 ± 27.6 | 102.6 ± 40.8 | 0.038* | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 41 | 3 | 0.682 | |
| Male | 87 | 4 | ||
| Age (years) | 60.3 ± 14.7 | 64.7 ± 9.8 | 0.522 | |
| DLP (mGy × cm) | 616.5 ± 475.5 | 628.3 ± 303.5 | 0.391 | |
| Time (min) | 28.2 ± 11.4 | 25.0 ± 7.8 | 0.410 | |
| Location | ||||
| Hepatic | 42 | 1 | 0.430 | |
| Perihepatic | 12 | 1 | 0.516 | |
| Peripancreatic | 32 | 4 | 0.081 | |
| Other retroperitoneal | 5 | 1 | 0.278 | |
| Origin | ||||
| Postoperative | 72 | 3 | 0.700 | |
| Acute pancreatitis | 21 | 3 | 0.107 | |
| Biliary | 20 | 0 | 0.594 | |
| Other intraabdominal inflammatory | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| Ruptured tumour | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| Ruptured aortic aneurysm | 0 | 1 | 0.052 | |
*
Statistically significant finding