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Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas
versão On-line ISSN 1561-3011
Resumo
CORRALES REYES, Ibraín Enrique; MORALES NAVARRO, Denia; BLANCO, Alejandro Ernesto Núñez e CRUZ SANCHEZ, Vanesa. Treatment of maxillofacial fractures in a Cuban hospital during the pandemic of COVID-19. Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd [online]. 2024, vol.43 Epub 10-Abr-2024. ISSN 1561-3011.
Introduction:
The epidemiology of maxillofacial fractures varies according to lifestyles, cultural level and socioeconomic status in different geographical areas.
Objective:
To characterize epidemiologically and therapeutically the patients with maxillofacial fractures treated in a Cuban university hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out on patients attended at the Maxillofacial Surgery Service of the General University Hospital "Carlos Manuel de Céspedes" of Bayamo, Granma province, between January 1 and December 31, 2020. Epidemiological and therapeutic variables were studied.
Results:
85 patients with 220 fractures were included. Men were the most affected (n = 74; 87.06 %) and the male/female ratio was 6.73:1. The age group 41-60 years (n = 40; 47.06 %) stood out. In 38.89 % of the cases the trauma was related to interpersonal violence. Fifty-four patients (63.52 %) had fractures of the zygomatic complex. The mandibular angle was the most damaged anatomical location. Fractures were treated primarily by closed reduction.
Conclusions:
The epidemiological profile of maxillofacial fractures was prominent in adult male patients mainly due to interpersonal violence. Complex fractures of the midfacial third were treated by open method. The temporal distribution of the cases showed the impact of COVID-19 on the epidemiology of these traumas.
Palavras-chave : facial bones; traumatology; epidemiology.