A Five-Year Retrospective Study of 746 Cases with Maxillofacial Space Infection in Western China

Wang, Peihan; Huang, Yanling; Long, Jie

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“…Among them, lesion debridement is the primary treatment [ 6 ]. The cause of the disease is mostly caused by a mixed infection of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria [ 7 ], of which Staphylococcus aureus and hemolytic streptococcus are the most common pathogens [ 8 ]. Antibiotics are essential adjuvant therapy during treatment.…”

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Special diffusion pathway of pericoronitis of the third molar: A case report and literature review

Li,

Fan,

et al. 2024

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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Special diffusion pathway of pericoronitis of the third molar: A case report and literature review

Li,

Fan,

et al. 2024

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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“…Previous studies on MFSI have reported various risk factors and profiles of patients [ 4 , 6 – 13 ]. Literature on the association predictors of length of hospital stay in MFSI is scant [ 7 , 14 – 16 ].…”

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Profile of Patients with Maxillofacial Space Infections and Associated Risk Factors

Gadicherla,

Manglani,

Pentapati

et al. 2024

The Scientific World Journal

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Objective. To evaluate the profile of patients operated for maxillofacial space infections and associated risk factors for the length of hospital stay. Materials and Methods. We conducted a retrospective study among patients operated for maxillofacial infections at our center from 2010 to 2020. Information collected from the records were age, sex, type and number of spaces involved, clinical signs and symptoms (pain, swelling, toothache, sore throat, otalgia, hoarseness, headache, cough, neck swelling, rancid breath, sialorrhea, gingival swelling, muffled voice, trismus, fever, dysphagia, odynophagia, malaise, lymphadenopathy, dyspnoea, pus discharge), treatment modality, total leukocyte count, evidence of bacterial growth, comorbidities, complications if any and length of hospital stay. Results. A total of 128 medical records were examined, out of which 59 were female. The mean age was 38.59 ± 19.7 and the length of hospital stay was 7.56 ± 3.8 days. The most commonly involved space was submandibular space (46.1%) and the common symptoms reported were swelling (99.2%), pain (86.7%), and trismus (68%). Four patients had complications like necrotizing fasciitis (1.6%), pneumonia (0.8%), and death in one patient (0.8%). Logistic regression showed that patients more than 36 years of age, male sex, evidence of bacterial growth, and diabetics had higher odds of increased hospital stay (>6 days). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that age (P=0.015; OR: 2.98) and evidence of bacterial culture (P=0.001; OR:6.64) were potential predictors associated with increased hospital stay. Conclusion. Our study showed that the age of the patient and evidence of bacterial culture were potential predictors of prolonged hospital stay among patients operated for maxillofacial space infections.

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“…A study from the United States reported 61,439 hospitalisations attributed to dental infections with 2.96 days mean length of hospital stay and 66 deaths [ 14 ]. The cost of dental infection to humans in the form of serious morbidities and mortalities and potentially preventable hospitalisation is evident across the globe [ 8 , 9 , 11 , 15 , 16 , 17 ].…”

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Hospitalisations Due to Dental Infection: A Retrospective Clinical Audit from an Australian Public Hospital

Ullah,

Irshad,

Yaacoub

et al. 2024

Dentistry Journal

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The aim of this clinical audit is to evaluate the characteristics of dental infections requiring hospitalisations, which may help improve preventative and management policies. This study retrospectively evaluated the records of patients admitted to the Nepean hospital, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia, due to dental infections between 2018 and 2019. A total of 102 patients, mostly in their thirties with equal gender distribution, were admitted with dental infections, presenting with pain (100%), swelling (99%), trismus (40.2%), dysphagia (27.4%), fever (21%) [>37 °C], tachycardia (24.8%) and tachypnoea (9.3%). Most patients (68%) presented on weekends, outside regular working hours, and public holidays. A total of 52.5% of patients had taken prior antibiotics. Dental caries, smoking, mental health issues, and illicit drug use were featured strongly. The majority of patients (56.4%) underwent treatment under local anaesthesia. The total length of hospital stay was 271 days (mean 2.7, SD 1.6). Augmentin was the most prescribed antibiotic. Complications were reported in 8.8% of the patients, primarily due to airway compromise. Dental infections leading to hospitalisations continue to be a burden on the healthcare system. A notable finding was that the presentations were primarily on weekends, outside regular working hours, and public holidays, and the majority required dental interventions under local anaesthesia. The provision of on-call emergency dental services may reduce potentially preventable hospitalisations and the length of hospital stay.

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A Five-Year Retrospective Study of 746 Cases with Maxillofacial Space Infection in Western China

Cited by 3 publications

References 30 publications

Special diffusion pathway of pericoronitis of the third molar: A case report and literature review

Special diffusion pathway of pericoronitis of the third molar: A case report and literature review

Profile of Patients with Maxillofacial Space Infections and Associated Risk Factors

Hospitalisations Due to Dental Infection: A Retrospective Clinical Audit from an Australian Public Hospital

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