Infants Are More Likely Than Older Children to Have Surgery for Cervical Infections

Table 1

Analysis of length of stay (days) among pediatric age groups.

Length of Stay for First Admission for Neck Abscess Patients
Age (years)	N	Mean	Lower 95  CL for Mean	Upper 95  CL for Mean
<1	54	3.42	2.43	4.42
1-3	95	2.90	2.39	3.41
4-7	48	2.84	2.36	3.31
8-18	42	3.81	1.42	6.19
p = 0.630 with One-way ANOVA
Readmission Length of Stay For Neck Abscess Patients
Age (years)	N	Mean	Lower 95  CL for Mean	Upper 95  CL for Mean
<1	6	3.37	0.43	6.31
1-3	11	1.91	0.53	3.29
4-7	5	1.92	0.49	3.35
8-18	5	0.93	0.56	2.43
p = 0.268 with One-way ANOVA