Epidemiology of pediatric facial trauma in Chile: A retrospective study of 7, 617 cases in 3 years
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
; 19(2): e99-e105, mar. 2014. ilus, tab
Article
in English
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-121347
Responsible library:
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To describe the epidemiology of facial trauma injuries in a group of Chilean children aged 15 years or less. Studydesign:
Retrospective study of case series. Between 2006 and 2009, clinical records of 293,090 patients were reviewed. Data of patients with trauma injuries to the face were collected and evaluated for age, sex, day and month of hospital admission, cause of injury, anatomical location, type of injury and presence of associated injuries.RESULTS:
A total of 7,617 patients with 8,944 injuries were found. Boy to girl ratio was 1,71. Preschool age children were most frequently affected. Main cause of injury were falls, soft tissue injuries the most common type of injury. Associated injuries occurred in 11% of cases.CONCLUSIONS:
Facial trauma presents a significant frequency in the group of Chilean children studied. Preeschool age boys were prone to present facial trauma of mild severity associated to falls
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Facial Injuries
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
English
Journal:
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile/s. p
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Universidad de Chile/Chile
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University of Chile/Chile