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. 2020 Sep 7;10:22. doi: 10.1186/s12348-020-00213-3

Table 1.

Laboratory data, radiological finding, and complications of patients in both medical and surgery groups

Medical group (n = 5) Surgical group (n = 18) P value
Age (year)
< 9 2 4
0.74
≥9 3 14
Gender 0.67
 Male 3 (21.4%) 11 (78.6%)
 Female 2 (22.2%) 7 (77.8%)
Location of collection
 Superior 2 (40%) 12 (66.7%)
 Inferior 3 (60%) 3 (16/7%) 0.511
 Supra-temporal 0 (0%) 3 (16/7%)
Volume of collection (mm3) 476.5 ± 290.93 2572.94 ± 1075.75 < 0.001
ESR (mm/hr) 17.6 ± 3.78 41.55 ± 20.42 0.007
WBC (Cells/μL) 8540 ± 1625.73 12,933.33 ± 6680.35 0.67
Compressive optic neuropathy 0(0%) 10 (100%) 0.038
Recurrence
 yes 1 (14.3%) 6 (85.7%) 0.51
 no 4 (25%) 12 (75%)
Duration of hospitalization day 3.6 ± 0.89 11.89 ± 8.31 < 0.001
Complications 0 4 0.346
Vision loss 0 1
Necrotizing fasciitis 0 1
Subdural empyema 0 1
Exposure keratitis 0 1
Duration of Symptom before admission day 3.4 ± 1.52 6.11 ± 6.29 0.174

ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, WBC White blood cell