Injury severity in patients with facial fractures and concomitant injuries

نویسندگان

  • Ramané Béogo
  • Léon Blaise G. Savadogo
  • Patrick W.H. Dakouré
  • Antoine Toua Coulibaly
  • Kampadilemba Ouoba
چکیده

Introduction: Facial fractures in combination with other serious injuries occur in a significant proportion of trauma patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate injury severity and its determinants in facial fracture patients presenting with associated injuries. Patient and Methods: a retrospective study was carried out in 110 patients, in a university hospital in Burkina Faso. Results: Two-wheel motor vehicle collisions were by far the main aetiology. Cranial injuries and limb fractures were the most common associated injuries. The injury severity score (ISS) ranged between 5 and 75 (mean 11.1, SD 8.3). Severe injury, defined as ISS above 15, was recorded in 13.6% of the patients. Death was recorded in two patients, giving a mortality rate of 1.8%. There was a statistically significant association between the ISS and multiple facial fractures (p = 0.001). Discussion: Given the retrospective character and the limited sample size of this study, the IS and its determinants could have been underestimated. However this work provides knowledge on the IS in patients presenting with facial fractures and concomitant injuries, in Burkina Faso. The findings of this study indicate the need for special attention in patients presenting with multiple facial fractures in the emergency room. Résumé – La sévérité du traumatisme chez les patients présentant des fractures faciales et des lésions associées. Introduction : L’association de fractures faciales à d’autres lésions graves est une observation courante chez les patients victimes de traumatisme. Patients et Méthodes : Pour évaluer la sévérité du traumatisme et ses déterminants chez des patients présentant des fractures faciales et des lésions associées, une étude rétrospective a été réalisée chez 110 sujets dans un hôpital universitaire au Burkina Faso. Résultats : Les accidents de véhicules à moteur à deux roues étaient de loin l’étiologie la plus fréquente. Les traumatismes crânio-encéphaliques et les fractures des membres étaient les lésions associées les plus fréquentes. Le score de sévérité du traumatisme (SST) était compris entre 5 et 75 (moyenne 11,1 ; DS 8,3). Un traumatisme sévère, défini par un SST supérieur à 15, était observé chez 13,6 % des patients. Le décès était noté chez 2 patients, soit un taux de mortalité de 1,8 %. Une association statistiquement significative était notée entre la sévérité du traumatisme et le nombre des fractures faciales (p = 0,001). Discussion : Les résultats de cette étude indiquent la nécessité d’accorder une attention particulière aux patients présentant des fractures faciales multiples en salle d’urgence.

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تاریخ انتشار 2011