Table 4 Patient characteristics and their associations with indicators of severe DNSI (retrospective review)
From: Factors associated with severe deep neck space infections: targeting multiple fronts
Characteristic | N (%) | OR I&D (p-value) | Post-op ICU (p-value) | LOS (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age > 55 years | 0.94 | 0.35 | 0.89 | |
< 55 years | 120 (79) | 87 (73) | 32 (27) | 87 (73) |
> 55 years | 32 (21) | 23 (72) | 11 (36) | 23 (72) |
Gender | 0.29 | 0.15 | 0.12 | |
Males | 104 (68) | 78 (75) | 33 (32) | 79 (77) |
Females | 48 (32) | 32 (67) | 10 (21) | 31 (65) |
Smoking status | 0.11 | 0.53 | 0.02 | |
Non-smoker | 40 (36) | 27 (61) | 9 (21) | 24 (60) |
Smoker | 71 (64) | 63 (77) | 21 (26) | 62 (75) |
Alcohol consumption | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.59 | |
Non-daily | 74 (75) | 55 (75) | 16 (22) | 48 (65) |
Daily | 25 (25) | 20 (80) | 7 (28) | 17 (71) |
Intravenous drug use (IVDU) | 0.19 | 0.84 | 0.53 | |
None | 86 (78) | 61 (71) | 19 (22) | 55 (64) |
Current | 24 (22) | 21 (84) | 6 (24) | 17 (71) |
DM2 | 0.13 | 0.40 | 0.02 | |
No | 133 (88) | 99 (75) | 36 (28) | 92 (70) |
Yes | 19 (12) | 11 (58) | 7 (37) | 18 (95) |
Season of presentation | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.81 | |
Non-Winter | 82 (54) | 82 (75) | 33 (31) | 80 (73) |
Winter | 70 (46) | 28 (67) | 10 (24) | 30 (71) |
Airway status at presentation | 0.03 | <0.001 | 0.03 | |
Non-Compromised Airway | 19 (12) | 18 (95) | 27 (21) | 18 (95) |
Compromised Airway | 133 (88) | 92 (69) | 16 (84) | 92 (70) |
Suspected source of Infection | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.36 | |
Non-odontogenic | 81 (53) | 56 (69) | 26 (61) | 60 (76) |
Odontogenic | 71 (47) | 54 (76) | 17 (24) | 49 (69) |
Geographic location | 0.19 | 0.002 | 0.19 | |
Urban | 145 (95) | 103 (71) | 37 (26) | 102 (71) |
Rural | 7 (5) | 7 (100) | 6 (86) | 7 (100) |
Homeless | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.61 | |
Not Homeless | 143 (95) | 104 (72) | 42 (30) | 104 (73) |
Homeless | 7 (5) | 6 (86) | 1 (14) | 5 (72) |