title: Orbital infections: five-year case series, literature review and guideline development.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Periorbital infections represent a spectrum of sepsis that carries potentially significant morbidity and mortality. Early recognition, systematic assessment and aggressive treatment of the condition are essential.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective five-year case note review on the management of periorbital infections was performed at a tertiary centre. A literature review on the management of periorbital infections was also undertaken. A multidisciplinary guideline on the management of periorbital infections was developed based on the findings of the case and literature reviews.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of the retrospective case series correlate well with those of recent reports.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The new multidisciplinary guideline has been finalised and approved for practice and future auditing.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department,Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, andPeninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry,Plymouth University,UK.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Atfeh
authors.affiliation: ENT Department,Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, andPeninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry,Plymouth University,UK.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Khalil
mesh_terms: D015817:Eye Infections; D006801:Humans; D009916:Orbital Diseases; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Orbital Cellulitis; Paranasal Sinus Diseases; Practice Guideline; Sinusitis