The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 4 Morbidities after the DNSI

From: Characteristics and patterns of adult and pediatric deep neck space infection in a tertiary care institute

Morbidities	Number of patients (%)
Morbidities	Adults	Pediatric
Cervical skin loss	4 (6.6%)	0 (0%)
Airway obstruction	6 (10%)	2 (10%)
Pneumonia	4 (6.6%)	2 (10%)
Empyema	4 (6.6%)	0 (0%)
Septicemia	9 (15%)	5 (25%)
Total	27/60 (45%)	9/20 (45%)

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