Table 5. Comparison of the characteristics of survivors and non-survivors.

Variable	Patients
	Total	Survivors	Non-survivors	p-value
No.	114	100	14
Age (years), Median (IQR)	55.5 (43–72)	55.5 (42–71)	55 (52–78)	0.157
Male, No. (%)	77 (67.54)	70 (70.00)	7 (50.00)	0.221
Body temperature (°C), Median (IQR)	38 (37–39)	38 (36.9–39)	38 (37–39)	0.552
Pulse rate (/min), Median (IQR)*	108 (91–122)	106 (88–117.5)	120.5 (108–142)	0.009
Respiratory rate (/min), Median (IQR)*	20 (19–21)	20 (19–20)	22 (20–27)	0.003
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg), Median (IQR)*	91 (74–111)	94 (75.5–112)	72.5 (59–98)	0.015
Glasgow coma scale, No. (%)*				0.005
≤8	3 (2.63)	1 (1.00)	2 (14.29)
9–11	3 (2.63)	1 (1.00)	2 (14.29)
≥12	108 (94.74)	98 (98.00)	10 (71.43)
Leukocyte count(/μL), Median (IQR)	13000 (8500–18600)	13000 (8950–18550)	13500 (6900–20500)	0.786
Platelets (/μL), Median (IQR)*	217500 (144000–294000)	221000 (152000–303500)	162500 (41000–224000)	0.018
Platelet<150000/μL, No. (%)*	29 (25.44)	22 (22.00)	7 (50.00)	0.044
Septic shock, No. (%)*	10 (8.77)	4 (4.00)	6 (42.84)	<0.001
Terminal illness, No. (%)	2 (1.75)	1 (1.00)	1 (7.14)	0.231
Treatment, No. (%)				0.649
Conservative	58 (50.88)	49 (49.00)	9 (64.29)
Aspiration	26 (22.81)	24 (24.00)	2 (14.29)
Operation	30 (26.32)	27 (27.00)	3 (21.43)
Etiology, No. (%)*				0.025
Hematogenous spread	72 (63.16)	62 (62.00)	10 (71.43)
Sickle cell disease related	12 (10.53)	8 (8.00)	4 (28.57)
Traumatic	11 (9.65)	11 (11.00)	0 (0.00)
Contiguous spread	19 (16.67)	19 (19.00)	0 (0.00)
Number of abscess, No. (%)*				0.027
Solitary	80 (70.18)	74 (74.00)	6 (42.86)
Multiple	34 (29.82)	26 (26.00)	8 (57.14)

* Indicates a statistically significant difference between survivors and nonsurvivors.