Reducción de las admisiones hospitalarias relacionadas con la celulitis facial pediátrica de origen odontológico

Brandon Linaksita1, Edwin K M Chan2, Anusha Mohan3

  • 1Department of Dentistry, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada.

Resumen

La aplicación de un protocolo ambulatorio para el absceso dental y la celulitis facial (APD) redujo significativamente las admisiones hospitalarias por celulitis facial pediátrica de origen odontogénico (FCOO). Este protocolo mejoró los resultados de los pacientes al permitir una atención más ambulatoria, particularmente para los casos que involucran a los primeros molares maxilares primarios.

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