Defining the role of surgical drainage in paediatric deep neck space infections.

Mark D WilkieSujata DeMadhankumar Krishnan

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2019)

Selected paediatric DNSIs can be successfully managed conservatively, with abscess diameter >2.5 cm a significant predictor of need for surgical intervention. Any benefit of surgery does not appear to depend on intra-operative yield of pus.

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