The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Pediatric Facial Trauma.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Retrospective chart review.

Objective

Socioeconomic status (SES) greatly impacts one's health status and the type of trauma that a patient experiences due to increased risk of exposure and varying availability of resources to treat emergent conditions. There is a need for large-scale databases of pediatric facial trauma to identify discrepancies in occurrence and identify risk factors.

Methods

This retrospective examination uses a multi-center database to evaluate pediatric facial trauma patients (n = 644) visiting Atrium Heath Wake Forest Baptist (AHWFB) hospital from 2020 to 2022. Data collected included demographic information, past medical and surgical history, trauma history, interventions, and long-term outcomes such as scarring, deformities, and se

SUBMITTER: Wright A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562977 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature