A Comparative Analysis of the Incidence of Pediatric Orbital Fractures Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Japanese Population.

Autor: Someda SK; Oculoplastic, Orbital and Lacrimal Surgery, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute, JPN., Takahashi Y; Oculoplastic, Orbital and Lacrimal Surgery, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute, JPN.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Feb 14; Vol. 16 (2), pp. e54166. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 14 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54166
Abstrakt: Introduction:  The aim of this study is to compare data on the incidence of pediatric orbital fractures before the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and during the period of the pandemic in the Japanese population.
Methods: This retrospective, single-center, observational study including 225 patients (226 sides) aged ≤ 18 years old diagnosed with orbital fracture was conducted in our institution from March 2017 to April 2023. The study compared the incidence of pediatric orbital fractures in the pre-pandemic period from March 2017 to March 2020 and during the pandemic from April 2020 to April 2023.
Results: The most common cause of injury was sports in both groups (137 sides, 60.6%), and the ratio of causes of injury (P = 0.610) or between outdoor and indoor sports (P = 1.000) was not statistically different between the groups. Although the daily rate of patient consults was lowest during the country's state of emergency with priority preventative measures, the difference between pre-pandemic and pandemic was not statistically significant (P = 0.911).
Conclusion: Despite the restrictions mandated by the Japanese government during the COVID-19 pandemic, the physical activities of children did not significantly decline. Hence, the risk of pediatric orbital fractures remained the same.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright © 2024, Someda et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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