Craniomaxillofacial traumaWhat is the Impact of the 2020 Coronavirus Lockdown on Maxillofacial Trauma?
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Study Design and Sample
To address the research purpose, the investigator designed and implemented a retrospective cohort study. The study sample was composed of patients who presented to TriStar Skyline Medical Center, in Nashville, Tennessee. The study population was composed of all patients presenting for evaluation and management of maxillofacial trauma during the 2020 lockdown period and the same period during 2019. The periods were selected to capture patients who presented when the lockdown was (comparison
Results
During the study period, 836 trauma patients presented to TriStar Skyline Medical Center. The final study sample was composed of 97 patients with maxillofacial injuries who met the inclusion criteria. The number of patients in the 2020 cohort (n = 38) was 35.6% lower than the 2019 cohort (n = 59, P = .15).
Descriptive and analytic statistics are presented in Table 1. Most patients were men (86.8% in 2020 and 69.5% in 2019, P = .049). The average age of patients seen during the lockdown was 45.7
Discussion
The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of the regional lockdown during the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic on the epidemiology of maxillofacial trauma presenting to a level II trauma center located in Nashville, Tennessee. The author hypothesized that the number of maxillofacial injuries would decrease along with the number of maxillofacial injuries caused by interpersonal violence as the result of the “Safer at Home Order.” The specific aim of the study was to quantify
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure: Dr. Steven Press is a speaker for DePuy Synthes.