Facial Trauma During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
:Introduction
Methods
Patient Selection and Data Collection
Study Period and Endpoints
Statistical Analysis
Results
Discussion
COVID-19 and Incidence of Facial Trauma
Variations in Facial Trauma Patterns
Study Limitations
Conclusion
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Ethical approval
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Study Period No. (%) | Control Periods No. (%) | |||
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2020 (n = 65) | 2019 (n = 83) | 2018 (n = 95) | P-value | |
Age | 40.2 | 42.4 | 36.9 | .178 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 45 (69.2) | 51 (61.4) | 70 (73.7) | .212 |
Female | 20 (30.8) | 32 (38.6) | 25 (26.3) | |
Mechanism | ||||
Assault | 31 (47.7) | 33 (39.8) | 50 (52.6) | .214 |
Fall | 22 (33.8) | 29 (34.9) | 28 (29.5) | |
MVA | 6 (9.2) | 10 (12.0) | 9 (9.5) | |
Sports | 1 (1.5) | 8 (9.6) | 7 (7.4) | |
Other | 5 (7.7) | 3 (3.6) | 1 (1.1) | |
Domestic assault | ||||
Yes | 3 (4.6) | 7 (8.4) | 7 (7.4) | .65 |
No | 62 (95.4) | 76 (91.6) | 88 (92.6) | |
EtOH or drug use | ||||
Yes | 16 (24.6) | 19 (22.9) | 27 (28.4) | .687 |
No | 49 (75.4) | 64 (77.1) | 68 (71.6) | |
OHNS consult | ||||
Yes | 46 (70.8) | 61 (73.5) | 76 (80.0) | .369 |
No | 19 (29.2) | 22 (26.5) | 19 (20.0) | |
Procedural intervention | ||||
Yes | 28 (43.1) | 27 (32.5) | 41 (43.2) | .277 |
No | 37 (56.9) | 56 (67.5) | 54 (56.8) | |
OSH transfer | ||||
Yes | 26 (40.0) | 21 (25.3) | 35 (36.8) | .123 |
No | 39 (60.0) | 62 (74.7) | 60 (63.2) | |
Prior facial trauma | ||||
Yes | 8 (12.3) | 7 (8.4) | 6 (6.3) | .414 |
No | 57 (87.7) | 76 (91.6) | 89 (93.7) |
Study Group No. (%) | Historical Controls No. (%) | |||
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2020 (n = 37) | 2019 (n = 68) | 2018 (n = 80) | P-value | |
Age | 40.6 | 43.6 | 36.9 | .136 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 26 (70.3) | 41 (60.3) | 60 (75.0) | .153 |
Female | 11 (29.7) | 27 (39.7) | 20 (25.0) | |
Mechanism | ||||
Assault | 19 (51.4) | 28 (41.2) | 42 (52.5) | .0617 |
Fall | 11 (29.7) | 27 (39.7) | 24 (30.0) | |
MVA | 3 (8.1) | 5 (7.4) | 8 (10.0) | |
Sports | 0 (.0) | 6 (8.8) | 6 (7.5) | |
Other | 4 (10.8) | 2 (2.9) | 0 (.0) | |
Domestic assault | ||||
Yes | 3 (8.1) | 4 (5.9) | 6 (7.5) | .891 |
No | 34 (91.9) | 64 (94.1) | 74 (92.5) | |
Procedural intervention | ||||
Yes | 15 (40.5) | 21 (30.9) | 35 (43.8) | .264 |
No | 22 (59.5) | 47 (69.1) | 45 (56.3) | |
EtOH or drug use | ||||
Yes | 13 (35.1) | 16 (23.5) | 23 (28.8) | .444 |
No | 24 (64.9) | 52 (76.5) | 57 (71.2) | |
OHNS consult | ||||
Yes | 28 (75.7) | 51 (75.0) | 64 (80.0) | .743 |
No | 9 (24.3) | 17 (25.0) | 16 (20.0) | |
OSH transfer | ||||
Yes | 16 (43.2) | 18 (26.5) | 27 (33.7) | .213 |
No | 21 (56.8) | 50 (73.5) | 53 (66.3) | |
Prior facial trauma | ||||
Yes | 1 (2.7) | 7 (10.3) | 5 (6.3) | .326 |
No | 36 (97.3) | 61 (89.7) | 75 (93.7) |
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Tipirneni, K.E.; Gemmiti, A.; Arnold, M.A.; Suryadevara, A. Facial Trauma During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Craniomaxillofac. Trauma Reconstr. 2022, 15, 318-324. https://doi.org/10.1177/19433875211053760
Tipirneni KE, Gemmiti A, Arnold MA, Suryadevara A. Facial Trauma During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction. 2022; 15(4):318-324. https://doi.org/10.1177/19433875211053760
Chicago/Turabian StyleTipirneni, Kiranya E., Amanda Gemmiti, Mark A. Arnold, and Amar Suryadevara. 2022. "Facial Trauma During the COVID-19 Pandemic" Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction 15, no. 4: 318-324. https://doi.org/10.1177/19433875211053760
APA StyleTipirneni, K. E., Gemmiti, A., Arnold, M. A., & Suryadevara, A. (2022). Facial Trauma During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction, 15(4), 318-324. https://doi.org/10.1177/19433875211053760