Variable | Categories | Number of patients | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 331 | 55.35 |
Female | 267 | 44.65 | |
Age (years) | < 65 | 468 | 78.26 |
≥ 65 | 128 | 21.40 | |
Diabetes | Present | 77 | 12.88 |
Absent | 521 | 87.12 | |
Concurrent illness | Present | 204 | 34.11 |
Absent | 394 | 65.89 | |
Site of infection | Maxilla | 172 | 28.76 |
Mandible | 426 | 71.24 | |
Etiology | Odontogenic | 553 | 92.47 |
Non-odontogenic | 45 | 7.53 | |
Admission | Inpatient | 178 | 29.77 |
Outpatient | 420 | 70.23 | |
CRP (mg/dL) | ≤ 10 | 460 | 76.92 |
> 10 | 138 | 23.08 | |
Involved spaces | Single | 528 | 88.29 |
Multiple | 70 | 11.71 | |
Complications | Present | 9 | 1.51 |
Absent | 589 | 98.49 | |
Duration of treatment (days) | ≤ 6 | 208 | 34.78 |
> 6 | 247 | 41.30 | |
Loss of follow-up | 143 | 23.91 | |
Involved spaces | Vestibule space | 269 | 44.98 |
Primary space | 259 | 43.31 | |
Secondary space | 51 | 8.53 | |
Tertiary space | 19 | 3.18 | |
Treatment | Intraoral I & D | 353 | 59.03 |
Extraoral I & D | 145 | 24.25 | |
Medication | 70 | 11.71 | |
Extraction only | 22 | 3.68 | |
*etc. | 8 | 1.34 |