Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol.  2017 Mar;10(1):115-120. 10.21053/ceo.2015.01718.

Initial Factors Influencing Duration of Hospital Stay in Adult Patients With Peritonsillar Abscess

• Liu YH
• Su HH
• Tsai YW
• Hou YY
• Chang KP
• Chi CC
• Lin MY
• Wu PH

• KMID: 2376418
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.21053/ceo.2015.01718

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
To review cases of peritonsillar abscess and investigate the initial clinical factors that may influence the duration of hospitalization. To determine the predictive factors of prolonged hospital stay in adult patients with peritonsillar abscess.
METHODS
Subjects were adults hospitalized with peritonsillar abscess. We retrospectively reviewed 377 medical records from 1990 to 2013 in a tertiary medical center in southern Taiwan. The association between clinical characteristics and the length of hospital stay was analyzed with independent t-test, univariate linear regression and multiple linear regression analysis.
RESULTS
The mean duration of hospitalization was 6.2±6.0 days. With univariate linear regression, a prolonged hospital stay was associated with several variables, including female gender, older ages, nonsmoking status, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, band forms in white blood cell (WBC) counts, and lower hemoglobin levels. With multiple linear regression analysis, four independent predictors of hospital stay were noted: years of age (P<0.001), history of diabetes mellitus (P<0.001), ratio of band form WBC (P<0.001), and hemoglobin levels (P<0.001).
CONCLUSION
In adult patients with peritonsillar abscess, older ages, history of diabetes mellitus, band forms in WBC counts and lower hemoglobin levels were independent predictors of longer hospitalization.

Keyword

Diabetes Mellitus; Hemoglobins; Length of Stay; Peritonsillar Abscess

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Diabetes Mellitus
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Hypertension
Length of Stay*
Leukocytes
Linear Models
Medical Records
Peritonsillar Abscess*
Retrospective Studies
Taiwan

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