ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Statistical analysis of data on emergency maxillofacial surgery

Markarov AE1, Eremin DA2, Martirosov AV1,2, Khandzratsyan AS1, Orazvaliev AI1, Bugayan SA2, Khalifaev OI3
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1 Inozemtsev Municipal Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia

2 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

3 Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Aram V. Martirosov
Fortunatovskaya, 1, Moscow, 105187, Russia; ur.liam@vosoritram.rd

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Author contribution: Markarov AE, Eremin DA — manuscript editing, preparation of the final version of the article; Martirosov AV, Khandzratsyan AS, Orazvaliev AI — study planning, data interpretation, manuscript drafting; Bugayan SA, Khalifaev OI — data collection, analysis. Authors claim to have contributed to the study equally.

Received: 2023-08-09 Accepted: 2023-09-06 Published online: 2023-10-23
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There are no actual statistical data on maxillofacial trauma, nor is there a published analysis addressing morbidity patterns, including cases requiring admission to maxillofacial surgery departments. Such data and the respective analysis could help to assess effectiveness of the maxillofacial trauma and diseases prevention and treatment measures, improve the emergency care approaches, identify problems in the medical aid system's maxillofacial surgery domain. This study aimed to analyze the aspects of emergency admission to hospitals for reasons requiring maxillofacial surgery. We processed hospital records of 15,227 patients admitted from 2018 through 2022. The analysis revealed the number of emergency maxillofacial cases to be at a fairly high level and show no downward trend. The majority of the patients are young, able-bodied men. Of all the admitted persons, 28.6% came to the hospital on their own; 22.9% were nonresidents and foreigners. The average hospital stay was 3.85 days, it did not change significantly during the studied period. The prevailing types of trauma were maxillofacial injuries and mandibular fractures. For 29.9% of patients with the latter type, the treatment method of choice was osteosynthesis. Up to 70% of all the patients needed to be followed-up by a maxillofacial surgeon after discharge. The mortality rate in maxillofacial surgery departments is extremely low; all such cases involved concomitant pathologies.

Keywords: statistics, trauma, wounds, face, maxillofacial surgery

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