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Ophthalmic Injuries in Patients with Maxillofacial Trauma Presenting to a Teaching Hospital in North Central Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Ophthalmic injuries in patients with maxillofacial trauma are potential causes of a permanent visual loss. These injuries can easily be missed; hence, there is a need for the ophthalmic evaluation of patients with maxillofacial trauma. The main objective of this study was to determine th...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9641739/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36388734 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jwas.jwas_91_22 |
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author | Panshak, Tenmang Elisha Akhiwu, Benjamin Idemudia Ramyil, Alice Venyir Saleh, Naomi Wade, Patricia Ladeinde, Akinola Ladipo Mpyet, Caleb |
author_facet | Panshak, Tenmang Elisha Akhiwu, Benjamin Idemudia Ramyil, Alice Venyir Saleh, Naomi Wade, Patricia Ladeinde, Akinola Ladipo Mpyet, Caleb |
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description | BACKGROUND: Ophthalmic injuries in patients with maxillofacial trauma are potential causes of a permanent visual loss. These injuries can easily be missed; hence, there is a need for the ophthalmic evaluation of patients with maxillofacial trauma. The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, patterns, etiology, and risk factors of ophthalmic injuries in patients presenting with maxillofacial trauma in a teaching hospital in North Central Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was a hospital-based, descriptive, cross-sectional study of 67 patients with maxillofacial trauma recruited over a 6-month study period. Information on the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants was obtained. The data were analysed using SPSS version 20 statistical software. Pearson’s chi-square test was used to test for statistical significance. RESULTS: Ophthalmic involvement was seen in 77.6% of the study participants, with males and individuals aged 21–30 years being more commonly affected. The leading cause of ophthalmic injuries in patients with maxillofacial trauma was road traffic accident (RTA) (75.5%). Others included assaults and fall from heights. Amongst the RTA cases, 71.4% was due to motorcycle-related accident with 91.9% of the patients with ophthalmic injuries observed not to use helmet/seat belt. The use of alcohol and not wearing protective gears were seen as the risk factors. Simple zygomatic complex fracture was the most common trauma observed (44.2%). CONCLUSION: Ophthalmologic assessment should be conducted for all patients presenting with maxillofacial trauma. The laws on the use of protective gears such as helmets and seat belts should be enforced. |
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spelling | pubmed-96417392022-11-15 Ophthalmic Injuries in Patients with Maxillofacial Trauma Presenting to a Teaching Hospital in North Central Nigeria Panshak, Tenmang Elisha Akhiwu, Benjamin Idemudia Ramyil, Alice Venyir Saleh, Naomi Wade, Patricia Ladeinde, Akinola Ladipo Mpyet, Caleb J West Afr Coll Surg Original Article BACKGROUND: Ophthalmic injuries in patients with maxillofacial trauma are potential causes of a permanent visual loss. These injuries can easily be missed; hence, there is a need for the ophthalmic evaluation of patients with maxillofacial trauma. The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, patterns, etiology, and risk factors of ophthalmic injuries in patients presenting with maxillofacial trauma in a teaching hospital in North Central Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was a hospital-based, descriptive, cross-sectional study of 67 patients with maxillofacial trauma recruited over a 6-month study period. Information on the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants was obtained. The data were analysed using SPSS version 20 statistical software. Pearson’s chi-square test was used to test for statistical significance. RESULTS: Ophthalmic involvement was seen in 77.6% of the study participants, with males and individuals aged 21–30 years being more commonly affected. The leading cause of ophthalmic injuries in patients with maxillofacial trauma was road traffic accident (RTA) (75.5%). Others included assaults and fall from heights. Amongst the RTA cases, 71.4% was due to motorcycle-related accident with 91.9% of the patients with ophthalmic injuries observed not to use helmet/seat belt. The use of alcohol and not wearing protective gears were seen as the risk factors. Simple zygomatic complex fracture was the most common trauma observed (44.2%). CONCLUSION: Ophthalmologic assessment should be conducted for all patients presenting with maxillofacial trauma. The laws on the use of protective gears such as helmets and seat belts should be enforced. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022 2022-10-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9641739/ /pubmed/36388734 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jwas.jwas_91_22 Text en Copyright: © 2022 Journal of the West African College of Surgeons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Panshak, Tenmang Elisha Akhiwu, Benjamin Idemudia Ramyil, Alice Venyir Saleh, Naomi Wade, Patricia Ladeinde, Akinola Ladipo Mpyet, Caleb Ophthalmic Injuries in Patients with Maxillofacial Trauma Presenting to a Teaching Hospital in North Central Nigeria |
title | Ophthalmic Injuries in Patients with Maxillofacial Trauma Presenting to a Teaching Hospital in North Central Nigeria |
title_full | Ophthalmic Injuries in Patients with Maxillofacial Trauma Presenting to a Teaching Hospital in North Central Nigeria |
title_fullStr | Ophthalmic Injuries in Patients with Maxillofacial Trauma Presenting to a Teaching Hospital in North Central Nigeria |
title_full_unstemmed | Ophthalmic Injuries in Patients with Maxillofacial Trauma Presenting to a Teaching Hospital in North Central Nigeria |
title_short | Ophthalmic Injuries in Patients with Maxillofacial Trauma Presenting to a Teaching Hospital in North Central Nigeria |
title_sort | ophthalmic injuries in patients with maxillofacial trauma presenting to a teaching hospital in north central nigeria |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9641739/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36388734 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jwas.jwas_91_22 |
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