Anesth Pain Med.  2019 Jul;14(3):347-355. 10.17085/apm.2019.14.3.347.

Retrospective investigation of anesthetic management and outcome in patients with deep neck infections

• Kim TK
• Yoon HJ
• Ko Y
• Choi Y
• Park UJ
• Yoon JR

• KMID: 2454822
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17085/apm.2019.14.3.347

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Although incidence of deep neck infection has decreased after the introduction of antibiotics and improvement of oral hygiene, the disease may remain serious to anesthesiologists and patients, especially relative to postoperative prognosis and airway management. The objective of this study is to clarify clinical characteristics and consider anesthetic implications.
METHODS
This study reviews the experience of 116 patients that received operations for deep neck infections 1997-2017 in a university hospital. Variables included in data were age, sex, lesion, etiology, underlying disease, result of culture, anesthetic techniques, C-reactive protein level, and a variety of scores including ASA physical status, APACHE II, and SOFA. Scores were analyzed statistically to elucidate prognostic ability, and influences on intubation.
RESULTS
The following background variables were associated postoperative complication; age, presence of diabetes, hypertension, and infectious disease, extended space and use of N2O. APACHE II ≥ 7 and SOFA ≥ 3 were revealed to be associated with postoperative complication. The following background variables were associated with difficult intubation: date of surgery ≤ 2009, non-otolaryngology department, and submental space.
CONCLUSIONS
This study revealed the possibility that the preoperative evaluation, including the determination of scoring system, may be useful in predicting outcome and making a clinical decision of airway management in deep neck infections.

Keyword

Airway; Infection; Neck; Postoperative complications

MeSH Terms

Airway Management
Anti-Bacterial Agents
APACHE
C-Reactive Protein
Communicable Diseases
Humans
Hypertension
Incidence
Intubation
Neck*
Oral Hygiene
Postoperative Complications
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies*
Anti-Bacterial Agents
C-Reactive Protein

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