Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 May-Jun;80(3):196-201. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2013.10.001.
Injuries stemming from facial trauma have both physical and emotional consequences among affected individuals as well as an economic impact on the healthcare system.
The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the occurrence of facial trauma among females of different age groups treated at an urgent care ward in the northeast of Brazil in a two-year period.
A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 247 charts. Data on patient age, etiological agent and site of trauma were recorded.
Adults accounted for 48.6% of the sample. Falls were the most frequent cause of trauma (38.5%); soft tissue injuries were the most prevalent ones (67.6%); age was significantly associated with the etiology of the injuries; falls were the most common cause among children/adolescents and elderly individuals, and acts of violence were more common among adults.
Adult females were affected by facial trauma more than the other age groups studied, with a predominance of soft tissue injuries and injuries to the mandible, maxilla, zygomatic arch and nasal bones. Falls were the most prevalent cause of facial trauma and significantly associated with the youngest (children/adolescents) and oldest (elderly individuals) age groups.
面部创伤引起的伤害不仅会对患者造成身体和情感上的影响，还会对医疗保健系统造成经济影响。
本回顾性研究旨在确定巴西东北部一家急症病房在两年期间内不同年龄段女性面部创伤的发生情况。
进行了一项横断面研究，共涉及 247 份图表。记录了患者年龄、病因和创伤部位的数据。
成年人占样本的 48.6%。跌倒是最常见的创伤原因（38.5%）；软组织损伤最为常见（67.6%）；年龄与损伤的病因显著相关；跌倒在儿童/青少年和老年人中最为常见，而暴力行为在成年人中更为常见。
成年女性比研究中的其他年龄组更容易受到面部创伤的影响，以软组织损伤和下颌骨、上颌骨、颧骨弓和鼻骨损伤为主。跌倒是面部创伤最常见的原因，与最年轻（儿童/青少年）和最年长（老年人）的年龄组显著相关。
