Predisposing factors of life-threatening deep neck infection: logistic regression analysis of 214 cases.

In the era of antibiotics, most deep neck infections can be cured by conservative treatment, but some still result in life-threatening complications. In this study, we discuss whether or not there are predisposing factors of complicated deep neck infection.A retrospective chart review of patients presenting between 1988 and 1996 was conducted.Among 214 deep neck infection patients, 18 cases resulted in lethal complications. We used the "dummy"...