National audit of the management of peritonsillar abscess

Table 1

Analysis of mode of treatment by numbers of patients treated per year

	≤20	>20
	Patients/year	Patients/year	p Value
	(n=31)	(n=64)	(by χ²)
*Significant at 95%.
A. Needle aspiration	12	45	0.003*
B. Incision and drainage	14	9	0.001*
C. Abscess tonsillectomy	0	1	1.00
D. Other	2	3	0.66
A + B	3	4	0.679
A + D	0	1	1.00
B + D	0	1	1.00

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