Initial Nutritional Status and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Deep Neck Infection

The current study aims to determine the correlation between nutritional status upon presentation and disease severity, as well as treatment and survival outcomes.Patients who were diagnosed with deep neck infection, underwent at least one surgical drainage/debridement, and had more than 1 week of hospitalization at a tertiary medical center from 2007 to 2015 were retrospectively included. Thereafter, initial serum albumin, C-reactive protein...