Early surgical intervention enhances recovery of severe pediatric deep neck infection patients

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作者
Velhonoja, Jarno [1 ,2 ]
Laaveri, Meira [3 ,4 ]
Soukka, Tero [3 ,4 ]
Hirvonen, Jussi [5 ,6 ]
Kinnunen, Ilpo [1 ,2 ]
Irjala, Heikki [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Turku Univ Hosp, Dept Otorhinolaryngol & Head & Neck Surg, Kunanmyllynkatu 4-8, Turku 20520, Finland
[2] Univ Turku, Kunanmyllynkatu 4-8, Turku 20520, Finland
[3] Turku Univ Hosp, Dept Oral & Maxillofacial Surg, Lemminkaisenkatu 2, Turku 20520, Finland
[4] Univ Turku, Lemminkaisenkatu 2, Turku 20520, Finland
[5] Turku Univ Hosp, Dept Radiol, Kunanmyllynkatu 4, Turku 20520, Finland
[6] Univ Turku, Kunanmyllynkatu 4, Turku 20520, Finland
关键词
Pediatric; Deep neck space; Infection; Abscess; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SPACE INFECTIONS; MANAGEMENT; CHILDREN; EXPERIENCE;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110694
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R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
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100213 ;
摘要
Purpose: Pediatric deep neck space infection (DNI) is a relatively rare but potentially life-threatening condition and requires prompt and accurate management. This study retrospectively reviews our experience in a tertiary referral hospital from 2004 to 2019. Methods: Systematic data collection from medical records using ICD10 codes between 2004 and 2019. Inclusion criteria: age <= 16 years, DNI requiring hospitalization and/or surgery. Exclusion: peritonsillar abscess without complications. Results: We identified 42 patients, 21 boys and 21 girls, with a median age of 4.9 years. Most of the patients had severe symptoms, the most common of which were neck swelling (n = 39; 92.9%), neck pain (n = 39; 92.9%) and fever (n = 32; 76.2%). Twenty-two (52.4%) had torticollis, and the mean duration of symptoms before hospitalization was 4.95 days. Diagnosis was confirmed by MRI (n = 24), contrast-enhanced CT (n = 11) or ultrasonography (n = 6), except in one case. Twenty-three (54.8%) required an open neck incision, ten (23.8%) patients had intraoral surgery and nine were treated conservatively. Twelve (28.6%) patients were admitted to the pediatric ICU. Median hospitalization duration was six days. The infection most commonly had tonsillo-pharyngeal etiology (n = 18) and a retropharyngeal location (n = 17). Staphylococcus Aureus (n = 7) and Streptococcus pyogenes (n = 7) were the most frequent pathogens. We compared the early surgical intervention group (<2 days of intravenous antibiotics; n = 18; 42.9%) to the late surgery group (n = 15; 35.7%) and the conservatively treated groups (n = 9; 21.4%). The overall length of stay (LOS) was lower in the shorter pre-operative medication group (mean 4.4 vs. 7.2; p = 0.009). The size of the abscess did not differ between the groups (mean 28 mm; 30 mm; 21 mm; p = 0.075) and the neck incision rate was similar in the operated groups. Conclusion: Early surgical intervention is associated with decreased LOS among severe pediatric DNI patients.
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