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 ).