Infections of Head and Neck Soft Tissues – A Statistical Study over a 10-year Period
Journal Title: Applied Medical Informatics - Year 2010, Vol 27, Issue 3
Abstract
[i]Aim[/i]: A statistical analysis of the epidemiology of head and neck soft tissues conditions was carried out. [i]Material and Method[/i]: The patients with head and neck infections who received treatment at Ist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of Cluj-Napoca between January 2000 and December 2009 inclusively were included in this study. [i]Results[/i]: 1008 patients accomplished the inclusion criteria. The starting point of the head and neck inflammatory conditions was represented mainly by dental-periodontal lesions (79.66%). Most of the infections were localized at the level of a single cavity (81.85%); when more than one cavity was affected the patients were had also systemic conditions. When septic metastases spread the most affected side was the mediastinal structures. All patients included in this study received surgical treatment, most frequently two surgical interventions being necessary (50.20%). The post-surgical evolution was favorable for 1005 patients with an average of hospitalization period of 6.11 days, the hospitalization stay being also influenced by the presence or absence of the systemic immunodepression. [i]Conclusion[/i]: The present research identified that the inflammatory conditions of the head and neck have as major starting point the dental-periodontal inflammatory conditions. The surgical treatment is the best choice for curing these affections.
Authors and Affiliations
Mihai JUNCAR, Amorin-Remus POPA, Teofil LUNG, Florin ONIŞOR
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