Table 1 Demographics and clinical features of pediatric cases surgically treated for PIP. The numbers of age and time are averages with respective standard deviations
From: Epidemiology and treatment outcomes in pediatric patients with post-injection paralysis
Variable | Number | % of total patients with reported data (n=402) |
|---|---|---|
Total number of patients | 402 | 100 |
Sex | ||
Male | 228 | 56.72 |
Female | 173 | 43.03 |
Unspecified | 1 | 0.25 |
Patients with known date of injection (%) | 188 | 46.77 |
Avg age when received inciting injection (yrs) | 3.49 ± 2.87 | |
# of pts 0 – 4 yrs | 137 | 34.08 |
# of pts 5 – 9 yrs | 40 | 10.00 |
# of pts 10 – 17 yrs | 11 | 2.74 |
Avg age at initial presentation to CoRSU hospital (yrs) | 9.12 ± 3.94 | |
# of pts 0 – 4 yrs | 55 | 13.68 |
# of pts 5 – 9 yrs | 169 | 42.04 |
# of pts 10 – 14 yrs | 132 | 32.84 |
# of pts 15 – 17 yrs | 46 | 11.44 |
Time from date of injection to initial presentation (yrs) | 5.37 ± 3.50 | |
Distance from home district to CoRSU (km) | 154.66 ± 159.78 | |
# of pts 0 – 40 km | 137 | 34.08 |
# of pts 41 – 100 km | 66 | 16.41 |
# of pts 101 – 250 km | 98 | 24.38 |
# of pts 251+ km | 94 | 23.34 |
Reported indications for injection | 60 | 14.93 |
Unspecified febrile illness | 37 | 9.20 |
Malaria | 14 | 3.48 |
Immunization | 4 | 1.00 |
Other | 5 | 1.24 |
Affected PIP-side | ||
Right | 234 | 58.21 |
Left | 166 | 41.29 |
Bilateral | 2 | 0.50 |
Patients with pre-treatment | 30 | 7.46 |
skin complications Skin callus | 11 | 2.74 |
Superficial wound | 3 | 0.75 |
Ulcer | 16 | 3.98 |
Foot deformity characterization | ||
Equinus | 99 | 24.63 |
Equinovarus | 188 | 46.77 |
Varus | 22 | 5.47 |
Cavovarus | 23 | 5.72 |
Calcaneus | 3 | 0.75 |
Unknown | 67 | 16.67 |