The use of oral antibiotics as first line treatment for Orbital Cellulitis in adults
Date First Published:
December 3, 2012
Last Updated:
June 10, 2013
Report by:
Adam Bull, Foundation Year 2 (Stepping Hill Hospital)
Search checked by:
Peter Hulme, Stepping Hill Hospital
Three-Part Question:
In [patients presenting to the emergency department with orbital cellulitis] are [oral antibiotics as effective as intravenous therapy] in reducing [hospital stay and complications]?