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
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate risk factors associated with surgical intervention and subperiosteal/orbital abscess in hospitalized children with severe orbital infections. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a multicenter cohort study of children 2 months to 18 years hospitalized with periorbital or orbital cellulitis from 2009 to 2018 at 10 hospitals in Canada. Clinical details were extracted, and patients were categorized as undergoing surgical or medical-only management...
September 2022: Journal of Pediatrics