May 14, 2022

Factors Associated with Surgery and Imaging Characteristics in Severe Orbital Infections

The Journal of pediatrics
Peter J Gill, Olivier Drouin, Catherine Pound, Julie Quet, Gita Wahi, Ann Bayliss, Gemma Vomiero, Jessica Foulds, Ronik Kanani, Mahmoud Sakran, Anupam Sehgal, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Elysa Widjaja, Arun Reginald, Nikolaus E Wolter, Semipe Oni, Rashid Anwar, Jessica Cichon, Hossam Louriachi, Yipeng Ge, Nardin Kirolos, Ashaka Patel, Hardika Jasani, Emily Kornelsen, Ashton Chugh, Sandra Gouda, Susan Akbaroghli, Morgyn McKerlie, Patricia C Parkin, Sanjay Mahant, Orbital Cellulitis (POC) Multicenter Study Group, Canadian Pediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN)
CONCLUSIONS: In children hospitalized with severe orbital infections, older age, elevated C-reactive protein, elevated white blood cell count, proptosis, and subperiosteal/orbital abscess were predictors of surgical intervention.