Clinical and economic burden of preseptal cellulitis in children: a 6-year review
A total of 166 patients were included (mean age: 70.1 ± 46.9 months; 62% male). The most common findings were periorbital swelling (96.4%) and erythema (75.3%). Median length of stay was 5 days, with no significant differences by age, sex, or predisposing factors (p>0.05). However, a strong positive correlation was found between length of stay and total cost (rho=0.775, p.
Authors
- Deniz Ergün (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6069-1478)
- Dilek Orbatu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5716-2938)
- Gizem Güner Özenen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9725-7501)
- Pelin Kaçar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2669-419X)
- Aybüke Akaslan Kara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9212-5155)
- Berna Kahraman Çetin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6248-0482)
- Çağla Özbakır
- Nuri Bayram
- Arife Ozer
- Hıncal Özbakır
- İlker Devrim
Institutions
- Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastalıkları Hastanesi (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.2026.6660
- Primary Topic
- Sinusitis and nasal conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00