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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients

From: Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and treatment of children with acute intussusception: a case series

Variables

 

Sex

 

 Male

301 (74.9)

 Female

101 (25.1)

Age (months)

 

 1–6

14 (3.5)

 6–12

49 (12.2)

 12–24

120 (29.9)

 24–36

74 (18.4)

 36–48

63 (15.7)

 48–60

44 (10.9)

 >60

38 (9.5)

Month of onset

 

 January

30 (7.5)

 February

27 (6.7)

 March

36 (9.0)

 April

26 (6.5)

 May

41 (10.2)

 June

38 (9.5)

 July

27 (6.7)

 August

29 (7.2)

 September

25 (6.2)

 October

29 (7.2)

 November

33 (8.2)

 December

61 (15.2)

Time from symptom onset to the initial hospital visit

 

 ≤12 h

277 (68.9)

 12–24 h

104 (25.9)

 24–48 h

18 (4.5)

 >48 h

3 (0.7)

Etiology

 

 History of cold food intake

9 (2.2)

 Diarrhea

19 (4.7)

 Upper respiratory infection

2 (0.5)

 N/A

372 (92.5)

Symptoms

 

 Paroxysmal abdominal pain/crying

338 (84.1)

 Vomiting

167 (41.5)

 Bloody stool

24 (6.0)

 Abdominal mass

273 (67.9)

 Triad

8 (2.0)

Intussusception depth (cm)

4.0 ± 1.4

Treatment

 

 Air enema

344 (85.6)

 Phloroglucinol

58 (14.4)

  1. Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation