Have There Been any Changes in the Epidemiology and Etiology of Maxillofacial Trauma During the COVID-19 Pandemic? An Italian Multicenter Study

Autor: Luigi Angelo Vaira, Ida Barca, Giovanni Salzano, Lorenzo Trevisiol, Andrea Battisti, Marco Cucurullo, Valentino Valentini, Resi Pucci, Pier Francesco Nocini, Cristina Ciardiello, Giacomo De Riu, Luigi Califano, Maria Giulia Cristofaro, Giovanni Audino, Antonio D'Agostino, Federico Biglioli, Giovanni Dell'Aversana Orabona
Přispěvatelé: Salzano, G., Orabona, G. D., Audino, G., Vaira, L. A., Trevisiol, L., D(')Agostino, A., Pucci, R., Battisti, A., Cucurullo, M., Ciardiello, C., Barca, I., Cristofaro, M. G., De Riu, G., Biglioli, F., Valentini, V., Nocini, P. F., Califano, L.
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
ISSN: 1536-3732
1049-2275
DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007253
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has had a significant impact on people's behavior. The aim of this study has been to evaluate how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has impacted the incidence and the features of maxillofacial fractures presented at 6 Italian tertiary centers. Clinical records of all the patients diagnosed for facial fractures between February 23 and May 23, 2019 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Any differences in patient number and characteristics and fracture etiology and site between the 2 groups were then statistically analyzed. There has been a 69.1% decrease in the number of incoming patients during the pandemic. The number of foreign patients has decreased significantly (23.3% versus 9.6%, P = 0.011) while the average age has increased (38.6 versus 45.6 years old, P = 0.01). Specific statistical significant differences for accidental falls (31.8% versus 50.1%, P = 0.005) and sports injuries (16.9% versus 1.4%, P
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