EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ANTIBIOTIC REGIMENS ON HOSPITALIZATION DURATION AND ABSCESS RECURRENCE IN PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS
1Oltu Devlet Hastanesi KBB Kliniği, KBB, Erzurum, Türkiye2İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi KBB Kliniği, KBB, İzmir, Türkiye Objective: To investigate the effects of different antibiotherapy regimens on hospitalization duration and abscess recurrences in peritonsillar abscess.
Patients and Methods: The medical records of 64 patients (31 males, 33 females; mean age 29.3 ± 8.3 years) who underwent peritonsillar abscess drainage between November 2006 and November 2012 were analyzed retrospectively regarding antibiotics regimen. The length of hospitalization stay and development of recurrence were comared between for 2 treatment groups that were defined by the antibiotic regimen; Penicillin + Clindamycin, Cefuroxime + Metronidazole.
Results: Mean hospitalization duration was 4 .8 ± 1.5 days in a range of 3 to 11 days. Five (7.8%) patients developed recurrence. Mean hospitalization duration was 8 days in patients who developed recurrence. There was no significant difference between the two groups.
Conclusion: There is no significant differences between the selected antibiotic treatment regimens regarding length of hospitalization stay and recurrence of abscess in the treatment of peritonsiller abscess.
Keywords : Peritonsillar abscess, antibiotics, recurrence, length of stay