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Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on maxillofacial trauma: A retrospective study in southern Spain.

dc.contributor.authorInfante-Cossio, P
dc.contributor.authorFernandez-Mayoralas-Gomez, M
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez-Perez, L-M
dc.contributor.authorMartinez-de-Fuentes, R
dc.contributor.authorRollon-Mayordomo, A
dc.contributor.authorTorres-Carranza, E
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-03T14:26:05Z
dc.date.available2023-05-03T14:26:05Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-01
dc.description.abstractThe coronavirus pandemic has impacted health systems worldwide, with Spain being one of the most affected countries. However, little is known about the extent to which the effects of staying home, social distancing, and quarantine measures have influenced the epidemiology of patients with maxillofacial trauma. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the incidence, demographic patterns, and characteristics of maxillofacial fractures in the largest hospital in southern Spain. Data from patients who underwent surgery for maxillofacial fractures during the first year of the pandemic between 16 March 2020 and 14 March 2021 (pandemic group) were retrospectively compared with a control group during the equivalent period of the previous year (pre-pandemic group). The incidence was compared by weeks and by lockdown periods of the population. Demographic information, aetioloy, fracture characteristics, treatment performed, and days of preoperative stay were evaluated. Descriptive and bivariate statistics were calculated (p During the first year of the pandemic, there was a 35.2% reduction in maxillofacial fractures (n=59) compared to the pre-pandemic year (n=91, p=0.040). A significant drop was detected during the total home lockdown period of the population (p=0.028). In the pandemic group, there was a reduction in fractures due to interpersonal aggressions, an increase in panfacial fractures, a significant increase in other non-facial injuries associated with polytrauma (p=0.037), a higher number of open reduction procedures with internal fixation, and a significantly longer mean preoperative stay (p=0.016). The first pandemic year was associated with a decline in the frequency of maxillofacial trauma and a change in the pattern and characteristics of fractures. Inter-annual epidemiological knowledge of maxillofacial fractures may be useful for more efficient planning of resource allocation and surgical practice strategy during future coronavirus outbreaks and population lockdowns.
dc.identifier.doi10.4317/medoral.25063
dc.identifier.essn1698-6946
dc.identifier.pmcPMC9054171
dc.identifier.pmid35368010
dc.identifier.pubmedURLhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9054171/pdf
dc.identifier.unpaywallURLhttps://doi.org/10.4317/medoral.25063
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10668/21642
dc.issue.number3
dc.journal.titleMedicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal
dc.journal.titleabbreviationMed Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal
dc.language.isoen
dc.organizationHospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
dc.page.numbere223-e229
dc.pubmedtypeJournal Article
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.subject.meshCoronavirus
dc.subject.meshFractures, Bone
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMaxillofacial Injuries
dc.subject.meshPandemics
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studies
dc.subject.meshSpain
dc.titleImpact of the coronavirus pandemic on maxillofacial trauma: A retrospective study in southern Spain.
dc.typeresearch article
dc.type.hasVersionVoR
dc.volume.number27
dspace.entity.typePublication

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