Mortality
Five patients died as a result of septic shock and multi-organ failure.
Thus, the mortality rate was 25.0% (Table 3). We intended to find risk
factors associated with the mortality. Cervical necrotizing fasciitis
was shown in all patients with mortality. However, it was not a
statistically significant (p = 0.114) risk factor. Tracheotomy
was undertaken more in the mortality group. It was not a statistically
significant (p = 0.290 ) risk factor either. However, early
tracheotomy was undertaken in four patients. It was a statistically
significant risk factor for mortality (p = 0.032 ).