Table 6. Characteristics of surgical interventions for childhood intussusception.
| Variable | Value | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Boys | 2,268 (68.8) | <0.001 | |
| Girls | 1,027 (31.2) | ||
| Age (mo) | |||
| Total | 17.4 (8.6–35.2) | ||
| Boys | 19.0 (9.1–37.4) | <0.001* | |
| Girls | 14.5 (7.8–29.3) | ||
| Primary surgery vs. surgery after enema failure | 2,646 (75.8) | <0.001 | |
| 835 (23.9) | |||
| Laparotomy vs. laparoscopy | 2,746 (78.9) | <0.001 | |
| 735 (21.1) | |||
| Bowel resection vs. non-bowel resection | 648 (18.6) | <0.001 | |
| 2,833 (81.4) | |||
| Seasonal distribution | <0.001 | ||
| Spring | 918 (26.4) | ||
| Summer | 948 (27.2) | ||
| Autumn | 849 (24.4) | ||
| Winter | 766 (22.0) | ||
| Type of hospital | |||
| Tertiary hospital | 1,829 (52.5) | <0.001 | |
| General hospital | 1,616 (46.4) | ||
| Hospital | 36 (1.0) | ||
| Length of hospitalization (d) | 6.0 (4–8) | ||
| Number of surgeries | <0.001 | ||
| 1 | 3,124 (94.8) | ||
| 2 | 161 (4.9) | ||
| ≥3 | 10 (0.3) | ||
Values are presented as number (%) or median (Interquartile range).
A total of 3,295 (10.8%) patients among 30,444 pediatric intussusception patients had 3,481 surgeries.
*The p-value of age between boys and girls was calculated using the Mann-Whitney U-test. Other p-values were calculated using the chi-square test.