{
  "abstract": "A 62-year-old man with a background of type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department (ED) with a 5-day history of dental pain, progressive right facial swelling, trismus, dysphagia and voice changes. The oropharynx could not be directly examined completely due to trismus. The patient had a National Early Warning Score of 0 and so was triaged into the ‘minors’ section of ED. Following assessment by the on-call oral and maxillofacial surgeon, an urgent contrast-enhanced CT demonstrated a large parapharyngeal collection, which required urgent anaesthetic and surgical intervention. The patient developed pulmonary complications postoperatively, but eventually made a full recovery.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Emma Wates"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Health Education England West Midlands, Edgbaston, UK"
      ],
      "name": "James Higginson"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Andre Kichenaradjou"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Kieron McVeigh"
    }
  ],
  "title": "A severe deep neck odontogenic infection not prioritised by the emergency department triage system and National Early Warning Score",
  "uid": "d79ffd2c-5a96-5c47-b2f3-c5672c65bb10"
}