Open AccessDelay in the Referral of Pregnant Patients with Fascial Spaces Infection: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study from Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital, Sudan
Author(s) -
Elneel Ahmed Mohamed Ali,
Amel Salah Eltayeb,
Musadak Ali Karrar Osman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery/journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0974-942X
pISSN - 0972-8279
DOI - 10.1007/s12663-019-01206-z
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , odontogenic infection , oral and maxillofacial surgery , odontogenic , pregnancy , outpatient clinic , observational study , cross sectional study , pediatrics , obstetrics , dentistry , family medicine , pathology , biology , genetics
Odontogenic infections have the potential to develop rapidly into deep-space infections and compromise the airway. This problem is aggravated by pregnancy because of the physiological changes. This study aimed to determine the causes of referral delay for pregnant patients presenting with fascial space infections.