Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the clinical outcome and characteristics of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) complicated by tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) with PID without TOA. Methods: Chart reviews were performed for all PID admissions to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-University Hospital, Newark, NJ, from January 1, 1992, to December 31, 1993. Results: The incidence in this study of TOA based on sonographic evidence of a complex adnexal mass was 18%. The major differences between the patients with and without TOAs were 1) history of hospitalization for PID: 68% (13/19) vs. 29% (25/85); 2) increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate: 82 vs. 41 mm/h; 3) increased WBC count on admission: 16,200 vs. 14,700/ml; 4) failure to respond to initial antibiotic therapy; and 5) longer hospital stay: 7.8 vs. 4.4 days, respectively. Surgical intervention was required in 3 patients: 2 patients who had TOAs and 1 patient who did not have a TOA by clinical examination or by ultrasound. Conclusions: Despite longer hospital stays and blood tests suggesting more severe disease processes, PID complicated by TOA is usually responsive to intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy without the need for surgical intervention.
Highlights
Chart reviews were performed for all pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) admissions to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-University Hospital, Newark, NJ, from January 1, 1992, to December 31
34% of hospitalized patients with PID. 2-4 PID complicated by a tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) carries a poorer prognosis than uncomplicated PID
The present study reports the epidemiology and clinical outcomes of hospitalized patients with PID
Summary
Chart reviews were performed for all PID admissions to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-University Hospital, Newark, NJ, from January 1, 1992, to December 31, 1993. The major differences between the patients with and without TOAs were 1) history of hospitalization for PID: 68% (13/19) vs 29% (25/85); 2) increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate: 82 vs 41 mm/h; 3) increased WBC count on admission: 16,200 vs 14,700/ml; 4) failure to respond to initial antibiotic therapy; and 5) longer hospital stay: 7.8 vs 4.4 days, respectively. Jersey-University Hospital, Newark, NJ, from January 1, 1992, to December 31, 1993. All patients met the published criteria for the clinical diagnosis of acute PID. CLINICAL OUTCOME OF PID COMPLICATED BY TOA.
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