[Non-surgical infections in patients undergoing oncological head and neck surgery].
A study was made of the incidence and predisposing factors in non-surgical infections in a group of 159 patients undergoing oncological head and neck surgery. The incidence of these infections was 5.7%; the most frequent was lung infection (3.8%), followed by septic phlebitis (1.3%) and urinary infection (0.6%). Risk factors for pulmonary infection included advanced tumor stage, prolonged surgery, and supraglottic laryngectomy. No relationship was found with age, previous illnesses, tumor site, or the antibiotic used in preoperative prophylaxis.
Rodrigo Tapia
J P
JP
Servicio de ORL, Hospital Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo.
Alvarez Méndez
J C
JC
Suárez Nieto
C
C
Gómez Martínez
J
J
Llorente Pendás
J L
JL
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors