Abstract

GAGLIARDI LUGO, Antonio Fabbio; CONTRERAS RAVAGO, María Gabriela  and  GUDINO MARTINEZ, Ronar Alejandro. Causes of maxillofacial emergency consultations in a Venezuelan hospital between 2006 and 2012: a retrospective study. Rev Esp Cirug Oral y Maxilofac [online]. 2015, vol.37, n.4, pp.215-219. ISSN 2173-9161.  https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.maxilo.2014.01.002.

The department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the West General Hospital Dr. José Gregorio Hernández (OMS-WGH) located in the city of Caracas, Venezuela, provides emergency care 24 h a day, 365 days a year. Objective: To determine the age, gender and most frequent reason for consultation in the emergency room of the OMS-WGH between January 2006 and December 2012. Method: A cross-sectional retrospective epidemiological study was conducted on patients seen in the emergency room of the OMS-WGH, by evaluating 7,531 medical records of patients treated in that period. Results: There was a predominance of males with 58.3% (n = 4,391), and a mean age of 16 to 30 years old, with 46.5% (n = 3,509) of the patients having soft tissue trauma 65.71% (n = 4,949), 15.1% (n = 1,139) facial fractures, and 15.9% (n = 1,203) odontogenic infections. Conclusion: The male population between 16 and 30 years are more prone to soft tissue trauma.

Keywords : Facial trauma; Epidemiology; Odontogenic infections; Soft tissue injuries.

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