Parameter

PID (n = 125)

TOA (n = 193)

P value

Application complaint^†

·         Inguinal pain

n (%)

121 (%96.8)

n (%)

189 (%97.9)

0.716

·         Discharge

81 (%64.8)

118 (%61.1)

0.554

·         Fever

37 (%29.6)

70 (%36.3)

0.227

·         Vaginal spotting

31 (%24.8)

49 (%25.4)

0.906

Complaint period (days)^**

10 (2-700)

7 (1-360)

0.156

History of pre-hospital treatment^†

31 (%24.8)

51 (%26.4)

0.794

Antibiotic application time (days)^*

7.2 ± 4.0 (1-21)

13.8 ± 5.0 (2-30)

0.022

Admission fever to our clinic (°C)^*

36.2 ± 0.6

36.4 ± 0.6

0.111

Examination^†

·         Leukorrhea

·         Abnormal uterine bleeding

·         Increased temperature in the vagina

·         Pain on cervical movements

·         Uterine tenderness

·         Adnexal tenderness

n (%)

77 (%61.6)

24 (%19.2)

26 (%20.8)

68 (%54.4)

26 (%20.8)

79 (%63.2)

n (%)

117 (%60.6)

40 (%20.7)

52 (%26.9)

105 (%54.4)

34 (%17.6)

150 (%77.7)

0.907

0.776

0.232

0.999

0.558

0.007

Laboratory findings^*

·         Hemoglobin (g/dL)

·         White cell (/mm³)

·         C-reaktive protein (mg/L)

·         60. min sedimentation (mm/saat)

12.0 ± 1.4

9209 ± 4156

50.2 ± 71.5

37.6 ± 28.2

11.5 ± 1.4

13,345 ± 5117

126.8 ± 101.3

65.4 ± 27.3

0.002

0.000

0.000

0.000

Ultrasonography findings^†

None 114 (%91.2)

Salpingitis 11 (%8.8)

Unilateral abscess 141 (%73)

Bilateral abscess 52 (%27)

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