When is surgical intervention needed in oral and maxillofacial space infection patients? A retrospective case control study in 46 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Patients with mild oral and maxillofacial space infection (OMSI) usually need only antimicrobial therapy. However, surgical intervention is eventually needed after using antibiotics for a period. The objective of this study was to explore the risk factors for drug therapy failure in OMSI.

Subjects and methods

A retrospective case‒control study was designed. From August 2020 to September 2022, patients at Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Ninth People's Hospital who were diagnosed with OMSI were retrospectively reviewed. The outcome variable was surgical intervention after the use of antibiotics. We collected common biological factors, including demographic characteristics, routine blood test results, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and composite indicators,

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11340201 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature