@article{ref1,
title="Long-term functional outcomes of trauma patients with facial injuries",
journal="Journal of cranialfacial surgery",
year="2021",
author="McCarty, Justin C. and Herrera-Escobar, Juan P. and Gadkaree, Shekhar K. and El Moheb, Mohamad and Kaafarani, Haytham M. A. and Velmahos, George and Salim, Ali and Nehra, Deepika and Caterson, Edward J.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Facial trauma can have long-lasting consequences on an individual's physical, mental, and social well-being. The authors sought to assess the long-term outcomes of patients with facial injuries. <br><br>METHODS: This is a prospective multicenter cohort study of patients with face abbreviated injury scores ≥1 within the Functional Outcomes and Recovery after Trauma Emergencies registry. The Functional Outcomes and Recovery after Trauma Emergencies registry collects patient-reported outcomes data for patients with moderate-severe trauma 6 to 12 months after injury. Outcomes variables included general and trauma-specific quality of life, functional limitations, screening for post-traumatic stress disorder, and postdischarge healthcare utilization. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 188 patients with facial trauma were included: 69.1% had an isolated face and/or head injury and 30.9% had a face and/or head injuries as a part of polytrauma injury. After discharge, 11.7% of patients visited the emergency room, and 13.3% were re-admitted to the hospital. Additionally, 36% of patients suffered from functional limitations and 17% of patients developed post-traumatic stress disorder. A total of 34.3% patients reported that their injury scars bothered them, and 49.4% reported that their injuries were hard to deal with emotionally. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Patients who sustain facial trauma suffer significant long-term health-related quality of life consequences stemming from their injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1049-2275",
doi="10.1097/SCS.0000000000007818",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000007818"
}