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Multivariate regression analysis was conducted to determine the factors associated with emergency surgical intervention, and prolonged hospitalization in a subgroup of successful expectant management (n\u2009=\u200993).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The average age (mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009standard deviation) of the patients was 41.2\u2009\u00b1\u200912.5\u00a0years; 16 (13.7%) were postmenopausal; 81 patients (69.2%) complicated with a tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) of which 59 (72.9%) had an ovarian endometrioma; and 19 patients (16.2%) had a history of various intrauterine manipulations. Emergency surgery was performed in 24 patients (20.5%), and patients with TOA underwent emergency surgery more often than did patients without TOA (25.9% vs. 8.3%,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.03), and TOA was associated with longer length of hospital stay (17.1\u00a0days vs. 8.0\u00a0days,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.01). Smoking, postmenopausal status, past medical history of PID, and high C-reactive protein (CRP) level at admission were significantly associated with emergency surgery. In patients with successful expectant management, obesity (body mass index\u2009\u2265\u200930) and high WBC and CRP level at admission were significantly associated with prolonged hospitalization.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the patients requiring hospitalization owing to PID, TOA was associated with both emergency surgery and prolonged hospital stay. 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