Odontogenic infections and therapeutic management in patients treated at the Hipólito Unanue National Hospital

• Autores: Angeles Chumbiriza, Medaliht, Moreno Prieto, Victor, Delgadillo Avila, Juana, Arellano Porras, Gloria, Quiñonez Lozano, José
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad de San Martín de Porres
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad de San Martín de Porres
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.usmp.edu.pe:article/2511
• Enlace del recurso: https://portalrevistas.aulavirtualusmp.pe/index.php/Rev-Kiru0/article/view/2511
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Periapical abscess; Cellulite; Pharmacological treatme.; Absceso periapical; Celulitis; Tratamiento farmacológico

 Objective: To determine the diagnosis and therapeutic management of odontogenic infections in patients treated in a Peruvian hospital. Materials and methods: The study was descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional, non-probabilistic sampling for convenience. A total of 4968 operative reports were collected, from which 142 medical records that met the inclusion criteria were reviewed: medical records of patients who received treatment in the oral and maxillofacial surgery service of the Hipólito Unanue National Hospital (HNHU), and who had a diagnosis of odontogenic infection. The exclusion criteria were: medical records with incomplete information, with diagnoses of infections of non-odontogenic origin, with a diagnosis of dentoalveolar or facial trauma. Results: Of the total medical records that are part of the investigation, the age was most frequently between 26 and 44 years and 58.45% were female. The most prevalent diagnosis was abscess (60.56%) and cellulitis (26.76%). The most frequently used surgical procedure was drainage/extraction (33.80%) followed by extraction (27.46%). Regarding the pharmacological treatment, the most used was the bactericide (61.97%). Conclusions: It is concluded that the most prevalent diagnosis was abscess and cellulitis.