Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Facial Soft Tissue Trauma
Abstract
Introduction: Facial soft tissue trauma is defined as any injury or aggression that occurs at the level of the skin, subcutaneous cellular tissue, aponeurosis and muscles of the face; produced by external agents of various etiology.
Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with facial soft tissue trauma.
Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in the emergency department of the "Dr. Carlos J. Finlay" Surgical Clinical Hospital between January 2021 and April 2023. The sample consisted of 672 patients. The variables studied were; demographics, risk factors, etiology of the lesion, clinical form of presentation, location of the lesion and therapeutic modality. Results: Patients aged between 19 and 29 years and men predominated. 28.7% had a history of chronic alcoholism, traffic accidents were the most frequent (44.5%). Sharp/incisive wounds predominated as the clinical form of presentation. 40.7% of the lesions were located in the nasolabial region and 74.2% of the patients received surgical treatment.
Conclusions: The epidemiological and clinical aspects of patients with facial soft tissue trauma allow the adequate characterization of this medical emergency and the therapeutic procedure to be used immediately.
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