Table 3.
Factors associated with treatment outcome among children admitted and managed for acute intussusception at HFSUH, Eastern Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 75).
| Variables | Treatment outcome | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death N (%) | Improved N (%) | Subtotal N (%) | χ2 (df) | ||
| Place of residence | 1.43 (1) | 0.231 | |||
| Harar | 1(1.3) | 18(24.0) | 19 (25.3%) | ||
| Outside of Harar | 9(12.0) | 47(62.7) | 56 (74.7) | ||
| Duration of hospital stay | 0.13 (1) | 0.716 | |||
| Less than or equal to seven days | 6 (8.0) | 35(46.7) | 41(54.7) | ||
| Greater than seven days | 4(5.3) | 30 (40.0) | 34(45.3) | ||
| Intraoperative finding | 18.89 (1) | 0 . 000 | |||
| Viable | 2(2.6) | 52 (69.3) | 54(72.0) | ||
| Ischemic not regain viability | 8(10.7) | 13(17.4) | 21 (28.0%) | ||
| Preoperative vital sign | 19.21(2) | 0 . 000 | |||
| Stable | 1(1.3) | 25 (33.3) | 26 (34.7) | ||
| Dehydrated | 4 (5.3) | 37 (49.3) | 41 (54.7) | ||
| Shocked | 5 (6.7) | 3 (4.0) | 8 (10.6) | ||
| Duration of illness | 8.94 (1) | 0 . 011 | |||
| Less than or equal to 72 h | 4 (5.3) | 53 (70.7) | 57 (76.0)) | ||
| >72-h | 6 (8.0) | 12 (16.0) | 18 (24.0) | ||
| Age of a child | 8.13 (1) | 0 . 004 | |||
| Less than 2 years | 9(12.0) | 48 (64.0) | 57(76.0) | ||
| 2 and above | 1(1.3) | 17(25.3) | 18(24.0) | ||
| Postoperative complication | 14.60 (1) | 0 . 000 | |||
| No | 1 (1.3) | 47(62.7) | 48(64.0) | ||
| Yes | 9 (12.0) | 18 (24.0) | 27 (36.0) | ||