Clinical features and risk factors for outcomes of postoperative bacterial meningitis in pediatric neurosurgery: a retrospective study from 2013 to 2023.

Front Pediatr · 2026 · PMC13219268 · PMID 42221006

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of marginal significanceP = 0.052so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The presence of a VP shunt also affected survival, although the difference was of marginal significance ( P = 0.052).

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showed a trendno p-value reported

For the stratification of ICU admission status, the survival probability showed a trend, but the difference was not statistically significant ( P = 0.14).

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