Table 4 Postoperative outcome between children with early or late time to BAL intervention
Variables | ≤ 6 d (n = 77) | > 6 d (n = 74) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Length of hospital stay, d | 7.00 (7.00, 9.00) | 12.00 (10.00, 15.00) | < 0.001 |
Time to fever resolution, d | 5.00 (4.00, 6.00) | 5.00 (4.00, 6.00) | 0.294 |
Time to cough resolution, d | 8.00 (7.00, 9.00) | 11.00 (10.00,12.00) | < 0.001 |
Atelectasis re-expansion* | 8 (42.1%) | 4 (22.2%) | 0.197 |
Follow up (1 month after treatment) | |||
Incidence of necrotizing pneumonia | 15 (19.5%) | 24 (32.4%) | 0.069 |
Incidence of atelectasis | 2 (2.6%) | 9 (12.2%) | 0.024 |
Lung consolidation absorption | < 0.001 | ||
Common resolution | 71 (92.2%) | 12 (16.2%) | |
Delayed resolution | 6 (7.8%) | 62 (83.8%) | |
Follow up (3 month after treatment) | |||
Incidence of necrotizing pneumonia | 19 (24.7%) | 28 (37.8%) | 0.081 |
Incidence of atelectasis | 2 (2.6%) | 7 (9.5%) | 0.094 |
Lung consolidation absorption | 0.127 | ||
Common resolution | 73 (94.8%) | 65 (87.8%) | |
Delayed resolution | 4 (5.2%) | 9 (12.2%) |