Table 1.
Characteristics of children hospitalized for intussusceptions in Sicily (2003–2012)
| N = 340 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Male | 218 (64.1) | ||
| Female | 122 (35.8) | ||
| Age, mean in months (IC95 %) | 18.9 ± 15.6 | ||
| Age classes in months, n (%) | |||
| 0–11 months | 159 (46.8) | ||
| 12–59 months | 181 (53.2) | ||
| Mean Hospitalization rate per 100,000 (IC95 %) | |||
| 0–11 months | 32.6 (25.5–39.6) | ||
| 12–59 months | 7.3 (5.7–8.9) | ||
| Sex ratio, M:F | 1.8 | ||
| Mean of intussusception hospitalizations per year (± SD) | 34.0 ± 6.4 | ||
| Hospitalization length, median in days (IQ range) | 5 (3–7) | ||
| Treatment | n (%) | Hospitalization length, median in days (IQ range) | Age, mean in months (± SD) |
| - Barium/air enema | 63 (18.5) | 4 (3–6) | 20.6 (±14.8) |
| - Surgery | 166 (48.8) | 6 (4–8) | 18.2 (±14.7) |
| - Surgery with resection | 15 (4.4) | 9 (8–10) | 21.3 (±21.5) |
| - Spontaneous resolution | 85 (25.0) | 2 (1–4) | 18.6 (±16.0) |
| - Unspecified surgery | 11 (3.2) | 7 (6–10) | 21.8 (±20.7) |
| p-value | <0.001 | 0.01 | |