Animal and human bite injuries: a 5-year retrospective study in a large urban public hospital in Venezuela.
Oral Maxillofac Surg
; 21(4): 425-428, 2017 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Animal bite injuries to the head and neck regions are an important public health problem. Most of these bites are from dogs. A 10-year retrospective study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of animal and human bites. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This retrospective study was done from January 2011 to December 2016 and included 387 patients with a mean age of 21.51 years. Data collection included age, sex, days of hospitalization, lesion type, and clinical management.RESULTS:
Majority of patients were in age group of 21-29 years, followed by 31-55 years. Out of the total 281 patients, 42 patients (51.60%) were males and 34 patients (48.40%) were females. Mean hospital stay was 7.2 days with a minimum of 5 days and a maximum of 12 days. Surgical management included cleansing and primary closure of the wound.CONCLUSIONS:
We concluded that the use of empiric antibiotic prophylaxis is essential for management of facial animal bite, and the antibiotic of first choice is amoxicillin-clavulanic acid. The aim of immediate surgical repair (< 6 h) is to avoid infections. The persistence of dog bite is public health problem in Venezuela.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hospitais Urbanos
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Mordeduras e Picadas
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Mordeduras Humanas
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Gatos
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Cães
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Traumatismos Faciais
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Hospitais Públicos
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Venezuela
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Oral Maxillofac Surg
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Venezuela
País de publicação:
ALEMANHA
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ALEMANIA
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DE
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DEUSTCHLAND
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GERMANY