title: [Frequency and clinical outcome of odontogenic cervicofacial infection].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To measure frequency, mortality, hospitals stay and the requirement of attention in the intensive care unit (ICU) of patients with cervical infections.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive, observational and transversal study was carried out. We analyzed the database of patients admitted to Emergency Room of High Specialty Hospital, with cervical and facial infection with odontogenic origin, during a year period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In three cases were ambulatory and 19 where hospitalized; only three required ICU attention. The average of hospital stay was 6.3 days and the mortality of 8.3%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mortality is significant in patients who require ICU and whose age is older than 60 years. Therefore this group of patients required a rapid multidisciplinary care to improve their expectations for survival expectancy.
authors.affiliation: Subdirección Médica, Unidad de Investigación en Epidemiología Clínica, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Michoacán, Mexico.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Frausto
authors.forename: Luis Daniel
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Murillo-Bravo
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solorio
authors.forename: Martha A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hernández-González
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Villa-Barajas
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005145:Face; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D016896:Treatment Outcome