Surveying factors influence stay duration in unit due to maxillofacial fracture

Different causes such as accidents, physical collisions, falls from height can be a cause of fracture. In different communities, given the age range of patients, social issues, and the use of industrial supplies, the prevalence of fractures are different from each other. The purpose of this study was to determine the types, causes and location of the fractures and the relationships between demographic factors and the above factors. We also tend to examine factors affecting stay duration in inpatients.Methods:This is a cross-sectional study. In this study, ۱۶۶۵ patients, in the period from March ۲۰۱۱ to March ۲۰۱۴, were suffered from maxillofacial trauma aged ۱۰ years or more. The patients were admitted to maxillofacial unit of Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia.Results:In this study, there is a significant correlation between the type of fracture and fracture cause with sex. Also, the results obtained from the estimation of COX model with PH shown that age, fracture cause and fracture types variables (mandibular, maxillary and orbit and other fractures) are significant in stay duration in the hospital that were hospitalized due to fracture .Conclusion:Vehicles, because are faster and more powerful, they have also more severe damage, which subsequently causes more hospitalization duration and more expenses incurred by the patient and the hospital.

Keywords:

Stay duration , Fracture , Jaw , Face