Association of the Modified HALP Score with Disease Complexity in Deep Neck Infections: A Dual-Center Retrospective Study.

Serkan Serifler, Serdal Celik, Berina Slipcevic, Fatih Gul, Burak Celik, Kadir Sinasi Bulut, Kazim Bozdemir, Mahmut Tayyar Kalcioglu

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Serkan SeriflerDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara 06000, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-0771-7373

Serdal CelikDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul 34000, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-8469-1547

Berina SlipcevicDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul 34000, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0000-4612-3071

Fatih GulDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Lokman Hekim University, Ankara 06000, Türkiye.

Burak CelikDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara 06000, Türkiye.

Kadir Sinasi BulutDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara 06000, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-4145-8339

Kazim BozdemirDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara 06000, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-9190-2293

Mahmut Tayyar KalciogluDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul 34000, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-6803-5467

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deep neck infectionsinflammationmodified HALP scoreprognostic biomarkers

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DOI10.3390/diagnostics16162604

PMCPMC13512156

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