Predictors of systemic complications and prolonged hospitalization in odontogenic infections: a 12-year retrospective analysis of 997 cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Odontogenic infections remain a frequent cause of hospitalization and can progress to systemic complications with substantial resource use. Reliable risk stratification is needed to guide early management. Therefore, this study aimed to identify independent risk factors for systemic complications and prolonged hospitalization in odontogenic infections, and to examine trends in case frequency over a 12-year period.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of 997 surgically treated inpatient cases from 2012 to 2023 was conducted. Clinical outcomes of interest were systemic complications and prolonged hospitalization (≥ 10 days). Associations with clinical and demographic variables were evaluated using bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions. Multivariable models we

SUBMITTER: Fischer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12817696 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature