Maxillofacial Trauma Following Road Accidents and Falls

摘要: INTRODUCTION: Motor vehicle accidents (MVA) and falls are major causes of maxillofacial injuries posing real challenges for the medical staff. PURPOSE: To describe demographic injury characteristics, as well treatment procedures casualties diagnosed with injuries. METHODS: The investigators implemented a multicenter retrospective study composed hospitalized trauma patients recorded in Israel Trauma Registry 2000 to 2011. predictor variable was mechanism outcome type injury, severity, hospital resources utilization. Descriptive bivariate statistics P values set at 0.05. RESULTS: included 11,592 reported (39.4% them were MVA, 33.5% falls), male predominance 3:1 ratio. high-risk age groups first 3 decades life both etiologies, while above 75 years also frequent falls. Severity injuries, multiple admission intensive care units, hospitalization more than 15 days, inpatient mortality, rehabilitation after discharge significantly higher MVA compared Conversely, surgeries performed slightly among injured (34.1% 31.1% respectively), tongue mouth prone targets falls, zygoma, maxilla, mandible, teeth MVA. CONCLUSION: results this suggest that etiologies present an entire separate pattern trauma. A better understanding proper identification their should lead appropriate prevention programs protocols. Language: en