Article ; Online: Assessing the Need for Transfer to a Trauma Center for Isolated Craniofacial Injury in a Rural State.
2023 Volume 89, Issue 8, Page(s) 3484–3486
Abstract: Management of craniofacial injuries typically defaults to plastic, ophthalmology, and oral maxillofacial surgeons which can challenge these surgical subspecialists' capacity to care for both trauma victims and non-trauma patients. Evaluating the need to ... ...
Abstract | Management of craniofacial injuries typically defaults to plastic, ophthalmology, and oral maxillofacial surgeons which can challenge these surgical subspecialists' capacity to care for both trauma victims and non-trauma patients. Evaluating the need to transfer patients to a higher level of trauma care for isolated craniofacial injuries warrants investigation. Our 5-year retrospective study measured the frequency of craniofacial injuries and subsequent surgical interventions in elderly trauma patients' ≥65 years old. Eighty-one percent of patients consulted with plastic surgeons and 28% with ophthalmology. Twenty percent had craniofacial surgery with the majority of surgical interventions were in soft tissue (97%), mandible (48%), and Le Fort III (29%) injuries. A patient's ISS, GCS, head and face AIS, and presents of spinal or brain injury had no statistically significant impact on injury repair. Elderly patients with isolated craniofacial trauma may be better served by pretransfer consultation with a surgical subspecialist to determine the necessity. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Aged ; Trauma Centers ; Retrospective Studies ; Brain Injuries ; Fractures, Bone ; Referral and Consultation |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-03-05 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 202465-2 |
ISSN | 1555-9823 ; 0003-1348 |
ISSN (online) | 1555-9823 |
ISSN | 0003-1348 |
DOI | 10.1177/00031348231161666 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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