deep neck infection deep neck infection
Conditions
Interventions
Patient with deep neck infection and match eligible inclusion criteria
Treatment
Deep neck infection
Sponsors
Ratchadapiseksompotch Fund, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Clinical diagnosis of Deep neck infections, (2) age 18 and above, (3) admission to the facility
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) any with other site of infection apart the deep neck spaces, (2) those with causes of known raising or lowering procalcitonin, which are, End-stage-renal-disease (GFR <15 mL/min/1.73 m 2 or dialysis), Recent (2 months) of trauma or surgical procedure, Thyroid malignancy, and history of organ failure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| complication , reexploration and length of stay within 48 hours after treatment rising the level of procalcitonin | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| severity of deep neck infection Before start treatment level of pretreatment calcitonin | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPanote Kasemsuwan
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Outcome results
None listed