Table 2.
Comparison of perioperative characteristics between drainage and excision
| Surgical approach | P | ||
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| Aspiration (n = 23) | Excision (n = 22) | ||
| Gender (n) | |||
| Male | 20 | 14 | |
| Female | 3 | 8 | |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 40.17 ± 9.16 | 45.00 ± 16.86 | |
| Range | 7-67 | 12-72 | |
| Postoperative hospital stay (days) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 15.30 ± 9.16 | 14.10 ± 8.28 | 0.937 |
| Range | 8-42 | 7-36 | |
| Postoperative antibiotic duration (days) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 22.74 ± 5.80 | 18.68 ± 5.58 | 0.021 |
| Range | 18-42 | 14-36 | |
| Postoperative neurological recovery time (days) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 2.63 ± 3.50 | 2.00 ± 1.88 | 0.436 |
| Range | 1-15 | 1-6 | |
| Intraoperative blood loss (mL) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 22.26 ± 20.66 | 265.45 ± 221.18 | 0.000 |
| Range | 5-100 | 100-1200 | |
| Operative duration (minutes) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 43.17 ± 10.24 | 175.64 ± 30.23 | 0.000 |
| Range | 30-60 | 125-234 | |
| Length of incision (cm) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 2.91 ± 0.67 | 18.41 ± 5.70 | 0.000 |
| Range | 2-4 | 8-23 | |
| Postoperative fever (n) | 3 | 8 | 0.069 |
| Repeat surgery (n) | 1 | 0 | |
| Mortality (n) | 0 | 0 | |
P-value of < 0.05 was considered to be significant.