Comparison of the efficacy of carbapenems and cephalosporins for postoperative treatment of perforated appendicitis in children

Table 1 Preoperative baseline data characteristics of the two groups of patients, mean ± SD

Characteristics	CBP	CPS	T value or χ2	P value
Number of patients (n)	32	33	-	-
Gender (n, male:female)	23:9	20:13	0.921	0.337
Age (year)	6.94 ± 3.48	6.86 ± 3.20	0.095	0.924
Weight (kg)	29.63 ± 15.64	24.26 ± 9.21	1.694	0.095
Height (m)	1.21 ± 0.23	1.25 ± 0.23	0.747	0.457
BMI (n)	18.48 ± 2.72	17.33 ± 2.77	1.829	0.071
Ear temperature (℃)1	37.92 ± 0.73	37.60 ± 0.716	1.735	0.088
Heart rate (bpm)	113.03 ± 16.53	111.12 ± 15.32	0.483	0.630

¹Temperature measured on admission.

CBP: Carbapenem; CPS: Cephalosporin; BMI: Body mass index.