Table 1 Baseline characteristic of eligible population

Age (yrs), mean ± SD

1.87 ± 0.92

1.79 ± 0.88

0.21

Female: Male

183 (37.5)

191 (39.9)

0.31

Weight (kg), mean ± SD

9.34 ± 2.57

9.22 ± 2.61

0.22

Duration of symptoms on admission (hours), Means±SDs

15.21 ± 11.54

14.76 ± 11.38

0.19

The time to operation after admission (hours), Means±SDs

5.87 ± 2.65

5.38 ± 2.84

0.26

 Abdominal pain

35

26

0.42

 vomiting

62

46

0.14

 red currant jelly stool

31

33

0.007

 ascending colon

19

11

0.37

 hepatic flexure of colon

35

21

0.30

 Splenic Flexure of Colon

14

13

0.20

 sigmoid colon

0

2

0.17

 Diameter of lesion (mm), median (range)

24.6 (20.9–32.8)

28.7 (22.5–39.7)

0.006