June 2022. Volume 18. Number 2

Adjuvant corticosteroid treatment in retro and parapharyngeal abscesses reduce their surgical management

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Goenka PK, Hall M, Shah SS, Florin TA, Leone N, Narayanan S, et al. Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Pediatric Retropharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Abscesses. Pediatrics. 2021 Nov;148:e2020037010.

Reviewers: Blanco Rodríguez C1, Pérez-Moneo Agapito B2.
1Pediatra. CS Sanchinarro. Madrid. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Carolina Blanco Rodríguez. Email: c_blanco50@hotmail.com
Reception date: 31/05/2022
Acceptance date: 22/06/2022
Publication date: 06/07/2022

Abstract

Conclusions of the study authors: corticosteroids were associated with lower odds of surgical drainage among children with retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscesses.

Reviewers' comment: in this study, combined medical therapy with empirical antibiotic therapy and corticosteroids reduces the need for surgical treatment, opioids, and the final cost of treating retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscesses in children. A clinical trial with control of variables such as abscess size and microbiology could identify which patients would benefit the most.

How to cite this article

Blanco Rodríguez C, Pérez-Moneo Agapito B. El tratamiento adyuvante con corticoides en los abscesos retro y parafaríngeos reduce su manejo quirúrgico. Evid Pediatr. 2022;18:14.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Goenka PK, Hall M, Shah SS, Florin TA, Leone N, Narayanan S, et al. Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Pediatric Retropharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Abscesses. Pediatrics. 2021 Nov;148:e2020037010.

Reviewers: Blanco Rodríguez C1, Pérez-Moneo Agapito B2.
1Pediatra. CS Sanchinarro. Madrid. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Carolina Blanco Rodríguez. Email: c_blanco50@hotmail.com
Reception date: 31/05/2022
Acceptance date: 22/06/2022
Publication date: 06/07/2022

How to cite this article

Blanco Rodríguez C, Pérez-Moneo Agapito B. El tratamiento adyuvante con corticoides en los abscesos retro y parafaríngeos reduce su manejo quirúrgico. Evid Pediatr. 2022;18:14.

06/07/2022

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