Causes of maxillofacial emergency consultations in a Venezuelan hospital between 2006 and 2012. A retrospective study

Revista Espa?ola de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial (English Edition) Pub Date : 2015-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.maxile.2014.01.002

Antonio Fabbio Gagliardi Lugo, María Gabriela Contreras Ravago, Ronar Alejandro Gudiño Martinez

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Abstract

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the West General Hospital Dr. José Gregorio Hernández (OMS-WGH) located in the city of Caracas, Venezuela, provides emergency care 24 h a day, 365 days a year.

Objective

To determine the age, gender and most frequent reason for consultation in the emergency room of the OMS-WGH between January 2006 and December 2012.

Method

A cross-sectional retrospective epidemiological study was conducted on patients seen in the emergency room of the OMS-WGH, by evaluating 7531 medical records of patients treated in that period.

Results

There was a predominance of males with 58.3% (n = 4391), and a mean age of 16–30 years old, with 46.5% (n = 3509) of the patients having soft tissue trauma 65.71% (n = 4949), 15.1% (n = 1139) facial fractures, and 15.9% (n = 1203) odontogenic infections.

Conclusion

The male population between 16 and 30 years are more prone to soft tissue trauma.

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2006年至2012年委内瑞拉一家医院颌面急诊就诊原因分析。回顾性研究

位于委内瑞拉加拉加斯市的西部总医院口腔颌面外科jos Gregorio博士Hernández (OMS-WGH)一年365天每天24小时提供急诊护理。目的了解2006年1月至2012年12月OMS-WGH急诊室就诊患者的年龄、性别和最常就诊原因。方法采用横断面回顾性流行病学研究方法，对我院急诊就诊的7531例患者进行回顾性分析。结果男性占58.3%(4391例)，平均年龄16 ~ 30岁，软组织损伤占46.5%(3509例)，面部骨折占65.71%(4949例)，面部骨折占15.1%(1139例)，牙源性感染占15.9%(1203例)。结论16 ~ 30岁男性更易发生软组织损伤。

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