کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4107640 1605402 2009 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Epidemiological study of patients with facial trauma treated at the Antônio Targino Hospital - Campina Grande/Paraíba
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری های گوش و جراحی پلاستیک صورت
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Epidemiological study of patients with facial trauma treated at the Antônio Targino Hospital - Campina Grande/Paraíba
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryInformation contained in the present study can better explain the type of care performed in this service, which is paramount in order to plan, organize and improve medical care here.Aimthe goal of the present study was to carry out a retrospective epidemiological study concerning facial trauma from August 2006 to August 2007.Materials and Methods211 charts were studied in order to collect patient data regarding the number of patients seen, gender, age, year and their origin, surgical approaches and cases.ResultsAmong the surgical cases, facial fractures were the most prevalent (73.9%). Male patients prevailed (81.5%), in the ages between 11 and 40 years from the arid Paraíba mesoregion. The most frequent causes we motorcycle accidents, making up 64.5% of the sample, and the zygomatic-orbital complex was the most affected site.ConclusionThe most affected patients were males, and those from the Paraíba arid mesoregion were the ones who benefited the most from the service. Among the most frequent etiological factors we list: motorcycle accidents, physical fights and falls from one's own height.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Volume 75, Issue 5, September–October 2009, Pages 628–633
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