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Trial reportScientific reports2021

The impact of delayed surgical intervention following high velocity maxillofacial injuries.

Daniel Oren, Amiel A Dror, Adeeb Zoabi, Adi Kasem, Lior Tzadok, Fares Kablan, Nicole G Morozov, Enssaf Safory, Eyal Sela, Samer Srouji

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  7. Dental Management of Maxillofacial Ballistic Trauma.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Daniel Oren *Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
Amiel A Dror *Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
Adeeb ZoabiOral and Maxillofacial Department, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
Adi KasemOral and Maxillofacial Department, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
Lior TzadokOral and Maxillofacial Department, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
Fares KablanOral and Maxillofacial Department, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
Nicole G MorozovThe Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Enssaf SaforyOral and Maxillofacial Department, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
Eyal SelaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
Samer SroujiOral and Maxillofacial Department, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel. Dr.samersrouji@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our study compares the number of postoperative complications of Syrian patients admitted to the Galilee Medical Center (GMC) over a 5-year period (May 2013-May 2018) for treatment after initial high-velocity maxillofacial injuries sustained during the Syrian civil war. Specifically, we evaluated complication rates of patients arriving "early," within 24 h, to the GMC versus those who arrived "late," or 14-28 days following high-velocity maxillofacial injuries. Both groups of patients received definitive surgical treatment within 48 h of admission to our hospital with a total of 60 patients included in this study. The mean age was 26 ± 8 years (range: 9-50) and all except one were male. Postoperative complications in the early group were found to be significantly higher compared to the delayed arrival group (p = 0.006). We found that unintentionally delayed treatment may have contributed to a critical revascularization period resulting in improved healing and decreased postoperative morbidity and complications. We discuss potential mechanisms for complication rate variations, including critical vascularization periods. Our study may add to a growing body of work demonstrating the potential benefit of delayed surgical treatment for high-velocity maxillofacial injuries.

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Length of StayTime-to-TreatmentAdolescentAdultChildFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMaxillofacial InjuriesMiddle AgedRetrospective Studies

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PMID33446855
PMCPMC7809344

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