Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical variables association with treatment outcome of pericardial effusion

Age(years)

≤5

15

4

2.51(0.59-10.55)

0.21

>5

47

5

1

Sex

Male

38

4

0.51(0.12-2.07)

0.34

Female

24

5

1

Residence

Addis Ababa

25

4

1.18(0.29-4.85)

0.81

Other regions

37

5

1

Clinical presentation

Fever/fast breathing

17

2

0.76(0.14-4.01)

0.74

Cough/Shortness of breath

45

7

1

Duration of an illness in days

<10

18

2

0.69(0.13-3.69)

0.67

≥10

44

7

Admission pulse rate

Normal

10

2

1.49(0.27-8.22)

0.65

Elevated

52

7

1

Admission respiratory rate

Normal

5

2

3.26(0.53-20.06)

0.20

Elevated

57

7

1

Admission Temperature

Normal

5

2

3.26(0.53-20.06)

0.20

Hypothermia / Febrile

57

7

1

Admission oxygen saturation

Hypoxia

37

6

1.35(0.31-5.9)

0.69

Normal

25

3

1

Severe acute malnutrition

Yes

11

2

1.32(0.24-7.26)

0.75

No

51

7

1

Any comordities

No

48

5

0.36(0.09-1.54)

0.17

Yes

14

4

1

Primary focus of infection

Pneumonia

40

5

0.69(0.17-2.83)

0.60

Pyomyositis/osteomyelitis/others

22

4

1

Pericardial effusion size on echocardiography

Mild

14

2

3(0.25-35.32)

0.39

moderate

27

6

4.67(0.52-41.8)

0.17

Severe

21

1

1

Echocardiographic report of cardiac tamponade

Yes

30

6

2.13(0.49-9.3)

0.31

No

32

3

1

Pericardial drainage procedure

Yes

36

1

0.09(0.01-0.77)

0.02*

No

26

8

1