Table 2.
Patient Characteristics of Complicated Acute Colonic Diverticulitis.
| Right side | Left side | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (n=10) | (n=14) | p | |
| Percentage of all ACD cases | 2.8% | 10.9% | <0.01 |
| Presenting features | |||
| Age: mean (SD) | 47.9 (11.4) | 53.6 (12.8) | ns |
| Sex : men:women (% of men) | 7:3 (70%) | 8:6 (57.1%) | ns |
| WBC (/mm3) [mean (SD)] | 12,900 (3,355) | 12,600 (3,833) | ns |
| CRP (mg/dL) [median (IQR)] | 7.8 (29.3) | 16.9 (19.2) | ns |
| Past history of ACD (%) | 2 (20) | 2 (14.3) | ns |
| Treatment | ns | ||
| Medical | 7 | 8 | |
| Percutaneous Drainage | 2 | 2 | |
| Surgical | 1 | 4 |
WBC: white blood cell, CRP:C-reactive protein, ACD: acute colonic diverticulitis, SD: standard deviation, IQR: interquatar range