Table 1 Patient characteristics and their associations with indicators of severe DNSI
From: Factors associated with severe deep neck space infections: targeting multiple fronts
Clinical characteristic | N (%) | OR I&D | Post-op ICU | LOS > 3d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age > 55 years | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.12 | |
< 55 years | 18 (72) | 12 (67) | 8 (44) | 14 (78) |
> 55 years | 7 (28) | 4 (57) | 4 (57) | 3 (43) |
Gender | 0.41 | 0.16 | 0.08 | |
Males | 16 (64) | 11 (69) | 6 (67) | 13 (82) |
Females | 9 (36) | 5 (56) | 6 (38) | 4 (44) |
Race | 0.69 | 0.62 | 0.68 | |
Caucasian | 22 (88) | 14 (64) | 11 (50) | 15 (68) |
First Nations | 2 (8) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) |
East Indian | 1 (4) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) |
Smoking status | 0.79 | 0.43 | 0.04 | |
Non-smoker | 13 (52) | 9 (69) | 6 (46) | 7 (54) |
Smoker | 12 (48) | 7 (58) | 6 (50) | 10 (83) |
Alcohol consumption | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.53 | |
Non-daily | 20 (80) | 12 (60) | 9 (45) | 14 (70) |
Daily | 5 (20) | 4 (80) | 3 (60) | 3 (60) |
Season of presentation | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0.37 | |
Non-winter | 9 (36) | 7 (78) | 5 (56) | 7 (78) |
Winter | 16 (64) | 9 (56) | 7 (44) | 10 (63) |
Airway status on presentation | <0.001 | 0.03 | 0.13 | |
No distress | 10 (40) | 2 (20) | 2 (20) | 5 (50) |
In distress | 15 (60) | 14 (93) | 10 (67) | 12 (80) |
Deep neck spaces involved | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.27 | |
Single | 19 (76) | 12 (63) | 9 (47) | 14 (74) |
Multiple | 6 (24) | 4 (67) | 3 (50) | 3 (50) |
Microbiology | 0.03 | 0.42 | 0.08 | |
Strep. species | 13 (52) | 11 (85) | 7 (54) | 6 (50) |
Other | 12 (48) | 5 (42) | 5 (42) | 11 (85) |