ABSTRACT
Analysis of changes in immunological and biochemical parameters in patients operated on for congenital deformations of the jaw bones and improperly grown fractures showed that postoperative therapy including hyperbaric oxygenation sessions was conducive to increase of immunological reactivity in patients with initially reduced immunological reactivity. No changes in urinary excretion of hydroxyproline were observed in the patients with deformations of the jaws.
Subject(s)
Fractures, Malunited/immunology , Hyperbaric Oxygenation , Jaw Abnormalities/immunology , Jaw Fractures/immunology , Adolescent , Adult , Biomarkers/analysis , Cleft Lip/immunology , Cleft Lip/metabolism , Cleft Lip/therapy , Cleft Palate/immunology , Cleft Palate/metabolism , Cleft Palate/therapy , Female , Fractures, Malunited/metabolism , Fractures, Malunited/therapy , Humans , Jaw Abnormalities/metabolism , Jaw Abnormalities/therapy , Jaw Fractures/metabolism , Jaw Fractures/therapy , Male , Postoperative Period , Time FactorsABSTRACT
We have studied 19 patients with maxillo-facial trauma from the nutritional point at view. We observed that subjects with serious multiple fractures need a high caloric intake (a positive nitrogen balance is achieved by 100% of patients only when their intake is greater than or equal to 46 cal./kg/day) while patients with less serious fractures need lower caloric intake. The A. underline the importance of nutritional therapy in the patients with "intramaxillar fixation" both for the practical and psychological problems connected with their feeding and for the relationship between nutritional conditions and "metabolic response".
Subject(s)
Jaw Neoplasms/surgery , Maxillofacial Injuries/diet therapy , Parenteral Nutrition , Prognathism/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Ameloblastoma/metabolism , Ameloblastoma/surgery , Female , Humans , Jaw Fractures/diet therapy , Jaw Fractures/metabolism , Jaw Neoplasms/metabolism , Male , Maxillofacial Injuries/metabolism , Middle Aged , Nutritional Requirements , Postoperative Care , Prognathism/metabolismABSTRACT
In 31 patients (males, aged 21 to 50) with maxillary fractures basal metabolism was investigated during 24 days by the method of gas exchange. From the moment of the injury and up to the 18th day its level is shown to be by 19.9--30.6 per cent higher than in healthy persons and later on falls down to the normal value.