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World J Clin Pediatr. Mar 9, 2023; 12(2): 38-44
Published online Mar 9, 2023. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v12.i2.38
Published online Mar 9, 2023. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v12.i2.38
Table 1 Cohort characteristics
| Characteristics | Total | No return to surgery | Return to surgery | P value |
| n | 932 | 896 (96.1) | 36 (3.9) | |
| Age | 8.96 6.07 | 8.90 6.09 | 10.47 5.53 | 0.129 |
| Sex, % male | 581 (62.3) | 557 (62.2) | 24 (66.7) | 0.709 |
| Race, % | 0.366 | |||
| Asian | 19 (2.0) | 17 (1.9) | 2 (5.6) | |
| Black | 185 (19.9) | 181 (20.2) | 4 (11.1) | |
| Hispanic | 220 (23.6) | 208 (23.2) | 12 (33.3) | |
| White | 382 (41.0) | 367 (41.0) | 15 (41.7) | |
| Native American | 3 (0.3) | 3 (0.3) | 0 (0) | |
| Other | 26 (2.8) | 26 (2.9) | 0 (0) | |
| County hospital, % | 282 (30.3) | 271 (30.3) | 11 (30.6) | 0.968 |
| Academic hospital, % | 120 (12.9) | 113 (12.6) | 7 (19.4) | 0.230 |
| Children’s hospital, % | 138 (15.0) | 134 (15.1) | 4 (11.4) | 0.551 |
| Insurance | 0.716 | |||
| Commercial | 380 (40.8) | 366 (40.9) | 14 (38.9) | |
| Medicaid | 460 (49.4) | 444 (50.0) | 16 (44.4) | |
| Other | 67 (7.2) | 62 (6.9) | 5 (13.9) | |
| Self pay | 19 (2.0) | 18 (2.0) | 1 (2.8) | |
| No charge | 5 (0.5) | 5 (0.6) | 0 (0) | |
| Admission type | 0.646 | |||
| Elective | 221 (23.8) | 211 (24.7) | 10 (27.8) | |
| Urgent | 157 (16.9) | 149 (16.7) | 8 (22.2) | |
| Emergent | 544 (58.5) | 528 (58.9) | 16 (44.4) | |
| State | 0.268 | |||
| CA | 383 (41.1) | 365 (40.7) | 18 (50) | |
| FL | 549 (58.9) | 531 (59.3) | 18 (50) | |
| Length of index stay | 9.3 12.0 | 9.4 12.1 | 5.7 6.1 | 0.066 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | 0.26 0.73 | 0.25 0.73 | 0.5 0.81 | 0.041a |
- Citation: O’Donnell JM, Ekunseitan E, Swarup I. Factors associated with subsequent surgery after septic arthritis of the knee in children. World J Clin Pediatr 2023; 12(2): 38-44
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2219-2808/full/v12/i2/38.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.v12.i2.38