Improving treatment plan and mental health in children with abdominal infection for broad-spectrum bacterial infections

Table 1 Comparison of general information between the two groups of patients

Index	Observation group	Control group	t/χ²	P value
Average age (years)	5.8 ± 2.3	6.2 ± 2.5	1.32	0.188
Gender (male/female)	55/45	60/40	0.54	0.462
Chief complaint (abdominal pain/fever/nausea and vomiting)	Abdominal pain: 40; Fever: 30; Nausea and vomiting: 20; Diarrhea: 5; Others: 5	Abdominal pain: 45; Fever: 25; Nausea and vomiting: 15; Diarrhea: 10; Others: 5	2.12	0.713
Surgical method (open/laparoscopic)	70/30	65/35	0.95	0.329
Pain score on admission (0-10)	6.2 ± 1.8	6.5 ± 1.6	0.92	0.362
Family environment score (0-100 points)	78.5 ± 5.2	76.8 ± 6.4	1.54	0.124

Table 2 Preoperative infection indicators

Index	Observation group	Control group	t value	P value
White blood cell count (× 109/L)	10.38 ± 2.31	11.51 ± 2.63	-3.22	< 0.05
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	34.87 ± 8.26	42.57 ± 10.2	-5.86	< 0.05
Procalcitonin (ng/mL)	18.6 ± 4.46	21.7 ± 4.72	-4.77	< 0.05

Table 3 Postoperative infection indicators

Groups	n	White blood cell count (× 109/L)		C-reactive protein (mg/L)		Procalcitonin (ng/mL)
		3 days after surgery	5 days after surgery	3 days after surgery	5 days after surgery	3 days after surgery	5 days after surgery
Observation group	50	8.55 ± 1.42	7.44 ± 1.31	22.97 ± 6.13	18.59 ± 4.68	10.77 ± 3.18	14.79 ± 4.44
Control group	50	9.7 ± 1.69	8.63 ± 1.41	29.8 ± 7.4	24.41 ± 6.52	8.61 ± 2.18	12.65 ± 3.67
t value		-5.17	-6.27	-7.34	-6.18	-7.26	-9.45
P value		0.01	0.02	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.03

Table 4 Mental health indicators

Index	Observation group	Control group	t value	P value
Anxiety score	20.85 ± 4.26	24.73 ± 5.54	-5.54	< 0.05
Depression score	18.09 ± 3.98	22.78 ± 5.33	-7.06	< 0.05

Table 5 Hospital stay and costs

Index	Observation group	Control group	t value	P value
Average length of stay (days)	8.69 ± 1.09	10.29 ± 1.64	-8.10	< 0.05
Average hospitalization cost (yuan)	11938.41 ± 1471.3	14194.67 ± 1815.05	-9.66	< 0.05