title: New admission scoring criteria for patients with odontogenic infections: a pilot study.
abstract: Odontogenic infections are often referred to the oral and maxillofacial surgical department, which can cause a dilemma for junior clinicians who have to decide whether such patients require admission. We have devised a score to be used on admission to our unit to help junior on-call staff, and designed a prospective pilot study to assess it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Peter Mount Building, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL. Electronic address: sajid_sainuddin@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sajid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sainuddin
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Peter Mount Building, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL. Electronic address: Richard.Hague@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hague
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Peter Mount Building, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL. Electronic address: Kate.Howson2@cmft.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Howson
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Peter Mount Building, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL. Electronic address: Stuart.Clark@cmft.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005260:Female; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Abscess; Admission; Odontogenic infection; Scoring Criteria