Investigating the effective factors on the hospitalization period of patients with fractures in Imam Khomeini Hospital in Urmia

The present research intends to review the frequency of diverse types of fractures, the causes and locations of fractures, the relationship between demographic features of patients and these factors as well as the factors affecting the hospitalization period of patients with fractures. To this end, patients, ۹ years and younger, suffering from Maxillofacial Trauma injured during August ۲۰۱۱-Agust ۲۰۱۴ were studied. For the purpose of the present research, ۱۸۲ hospitalized patients suffering from fractures to the different parts of the face participated in this study. The mean of the age of the patients, in this study, was ۶.۳۲±۲.۶۴ years and the mean of the hospitalization period for these patients equaled ۳.۲۱±۲.۲۴ days. Amongst the ۱۸۲ participants, ۱۱۶ (%۶۳.۷) and ۶۶ (%۳۶.۳) patients were espectively male and female. Nevertheless, of these patients, ۱۶۰ (%۸۷.۹) with Nasal fracture, ۹ (%۴.۹) with Mandible fracture, ۳ (%۱.۶) with Maxilla and ۱۰ (%۵.۵) with Orbital fracture were examined. The most frequent cause of fracture was related to falls. The results of the current research indicated that there is not any statistically significant relationship between the type and the cause of fractures and the sex of the patients. Furthermore, the hospitalization period was longer in ENT ward for patient who were fractured due to motor vehicle accident than patients fractured due to other causes.