Impact of trauma and surgical treatment on the quality of life of patients with facial fractures

Conforte, Jadison Junio; Alves, Célio Pacheco; Sánchez, María del Pilar Rodríguez; Ponzoni, Daniela

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2015.11.022

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“…An assessment with the same research tool was carried out by Conforte et al in a group of patients with craniofacial injuries, immediately after trauma, and then 30 and 60 days later. 16 The present findings corroborate those reported by Conforte et al, who also observed time-related improvements in the quality of life after mandibular fractures.…”

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Comparison of oral-health-related quality of life in patients in the short- and long-term period following lower-facial injury and fractures – preliminary report

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During both the shortand long-term period following injury of the lower face, the most frequent complaints included pain in the maxillofacial region, problems with eating food and dissatisfaction due to change in diet. The study has shown that during the period of 8 months after the injury, there was a significant improvement in the quality of life assessed with OHIP-14. Age and gender do not significantly affect the quality of life after injury to the lower face.

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Comparison of oral-health-related quality of life in patients in the short- and long-term period following lower-facial injury and fractures – preliminary report

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“…Diagnostic accuracy together with type and timing of treatments significantly affect the clinical evolution of such traumas, allowing to improve functional results and limit cosmetic damages. Interestingly, the severity of maxillofacial injuries may be considerable, and can divert clinicians' attention from other concomitant injuries that are less evident but potentially life-threatening 10, 11, 12, 13. The aim of this study was to find out the concomitant injuries in patients admitted for maxillofacial traumas to the Emergency Department (ED) of the University Hospital Messina (North-East Sicily, Italy).…”

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Maxillofacial and concomitant serious injuries: An eight-year single center experience

Famà

Cicciù

Sindoni

et al. 2017

Chinese Journal of Traumatology

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PurposeMaxillofacial injuries are frequently associated with multiple trauma and can determine functional and aesthetic bad outcomes. The severity of maxillofacial injuries may be considerable and can divert clinicians' attention from other concomitant injuries which is less evident but potentially life-threatening. The aim of this study was to find out the concomitant injuries in patients referred to the Emergency Department (ED) of the University Hospital of Messina (North-East Sicily, Italy) for maxillofacial traumas.MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated data of 240,833 patients admitted at the ED of the University Hospital of Messina from January 2008 to December 2015 because of maxillofacial injuries leading to hospitalization and surgical treatment. Patients who primarily received treatment care at different institutions, pediatric trauma patients and adult patients who were transferred in accordance with pre-existing agreements in case of paucity of beds were excluded. Finally we included 447 (0.2%) patients over the 8 years. Data were evaluated with emphasis on epidemiology (age, gender, mechanism of trauma), primary survey and abnormalities and pattern of trauma.ResultsThe most frequent cause of maxillofacial trauma was road accidents (319 patients, 71.4%), among which motorcycle ones were prevalent. The maxillofacial injured who presented major lesions were 98 patients and minor lesions occurred in 349 patients; 443 (99.1%) patients underwent maxillofacial surgery, immediate or delayed depending on the severity of concomitant injuries (χ2 = 557.2, p < 0.0001). Five concomitant neglected lesions were found to be associated with severe maxillofacial traumas (χ2 = 17.13, p < 0.0001 vs minor lesions). All of the neglected lesions occurred in paucisymptomatic patients who showed painless abdomen, no hemodynamic instability, no signs of hematoma of anterior and posterior abdominal wall or other suspicious clinical signs and symptoms.ConclusionAmong the patients admitted firstly in other surgical wards different from the Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, diagnosis was more difficult, especially for blunt abdominal traumas, in which patients showed only vague and nonspecific symptoms concealing serious and life-threatening injuries. We recommend the routine use of whole body CT scan, when the maxillofacial injuries appear prevalent, mainly in patients affected by maxillofacial major lesions.

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“…There is presently a lack of data regarding physical and psychological impairment in such injuries, 4,[9][10][11] but health-related quality of life (HRQOL) protocols after facial trauma have been well recognized and adopted. 4,[12][13][14] The main purpose of the current study was to compare the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) scores of surgically treated maxillary and zygomatic fractures in male patients with the reported normative data of SF-36 for the Croatian population. The secondary aim was to correlate important clinical variables with different concepts of the SF-36.…”

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<p>Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients After Surgically Treated Midface Fracture: A Comparison with the Croatian Population Norm</p>

Lupi-Ferandin¹,

Glumac²,

Poljak³

et al. 2020

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Aim: To evaluate the health-related life quality of patients after surgically treated midface fractures. Patients and Methods: This retrospective cohort study compared the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) scores of 42 male patients following surgically treated maxillary or zygomatic fractures with the reported normative data of the SF-36 for the Croatian population. Results: The current study showed that the health-related life quality of surgically treated patients was comparable to similar age, gender, and regional demographics in the Croatian population norm. However, we revealed a significant deterioration of the "Emotional wellbeing" domain in younger patients (P = 0.03) and a severely affected domain of "Physical functioning" in older patients (P = 0.049). Conclusion: There was a significant negative psychological impact from facial trauma on younger patients. In contrast, older patients were more prone to physical impairment. Therefore, follow-up visits are an opportunity to screen and refer younger patients to mental health services in a timely manner to prevent severe psychological difficulties and an opportunity to identify older patients who require physical therapy.

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Impact of trauma and surgical treatment on the quality of life of patients with facial fractures

Cited by 54 publications

References 21 publications

Comparison of oral-health-related quality of life in patients in the short- and long-term period following lower-facial injury and fractures – preliminary report

Comparison of oral-health-related quality of life in patients in the short- and long-term period following lower-facial injury and fractures – preliminary report

Maxillofacial and concomitant serious injuries: An eight-year single center experience

<p>Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients After Surgically Treated Midface Fracture: A Comparison with the Croatian Population Norm</p>

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