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Table 2 Multivariate analysis of life-threatening complications for patients with DNSA in the training cohort

From: Bacteriological analysis based on disease severity and clinical characteristics in patients with deep neck space abscess

Predictors

OR (95% CI)

P Value

Multispace involvement

3.20 (1.12–9.11)

.029

Gas formation

6.90 (2.92–16.28)

 < .001

Regions of infection

  

 Infrahyoid

Reference

 

 Suprahyoid

3.82 (0.93–15.64)

.063

 Retropharyngeal

16.46 (3.14–86.2)

 < .001

Dyspnea

12.18 (4.29–34.60)

 < .001

NEUT

1.10 (1.03–1.18)

.005

PLR

1.01 (1.00–1.01)

 < .001

Albumin

0.82 (0.77–0.88)

 < .001

  1. DNSA, deep neck space abscess; NEUT, neutrophile count; PLR, platelet count to lymphocyte count ratio; RBC, red blood cell; Hb, hemoglobin; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval
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