IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v17y2020i13p4906-d381516.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Violence as the Most Frequent Cause of Oral and Maxillofacial Injuries among the Patients from Low- and Middle-Income Countries—A Retrospective Study at a Level I Trauma University Emergency Department in Switzerland

Author

Listed:
  • Triantafillos Loutroukis

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
    Equal contributions and equal shares in the first position.)

  • Ekaterini Loutrouki

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
    Equal contributions and equal shares in the first position.)

  • Jolanta Klukowska-Rötzler

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland)

  • Sabine Koba

    (Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland)

  • Fabian Schlittler

    (Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland)

  • Benoit Schaller

    (Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland)

  • Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland)

  • Michael Doulberis

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University Department, Kantonsspital Aarau, CH-5001 Aarau, Switzerland)

  • David S. Srivastava

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland)

  • Silvana Papoutsi

    (Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland)

  • John Patrik M. Burkhard

    (Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland)

Abstract

Preventive strategies can be developed by gathering more information about oral and maxillofacial injuries and oral pathologies in immigrants from low- to middle-income countries (LMIC). Additional information on the quality of care can also improve the allocation of clinical resources for the management of these patients. We studied immigrants from LMIC who presented in the emergency department (ED) at Berne University Hospital with dental problems or oral or maxillofacial injuries. The patient data included age, gender, nationality, the etiology and type of trauma and infection in the oral-maxillofacial area, and overall costs. The greatest incidence of maxillofacial injuries was observed in the age group of 16–35 years ( n = 128, 63.6%, p = 0.009), with males outnumbering females in all age groups. Trauma cases were most frequent in the late evening and were mostly associated with violence ( n = 82, 55.4%, p = 0.001). The most common fracture was fracture of the nose ( n = 31). The mean costs were approximately the same for men (mean = 2466.02 Swiss francs) and women (mean = 2117.95 Swiss francs) with maxillofacial injuries but were greater than for isolated dental problems. In conclusion, the etiology of dental and maxillofacial injuries in immigrants in Switzerland requires better support in the prevention of violence and continued promotion of oral health education.

Suggested Citation

  • Triantafillos Loutroukis & Ekaterini Loutrouki & Jolanta Klukowska-Rötzler & Sabine Koba & Fabian Schlittler & Benoit Schaller & Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos & Michael Doulberis & David S. Srivastava & , 2020. "Violence as the Most Frequent Cause of Oral and Maxillofacial Injuries among the Patients from Low- and Middle-Income Countries—A Retrospective Study at a Level I Trauma University Emergency Departmen," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(13), pages 1-12, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:13:p:4906-:d:381516
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/13/4906/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/13/4906/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Sun, B.C. & Chi, D.L. & Schwarz, E. & Milgrom, P. & Yagapen, A. & Malveau, S. & Chen, Z. & Chan, B. & Danner, S. & Owen, E. & Morton, V. & Lowe, R.A., 2015. "Emergency department visits for nontraumatic dental problems: A mixed-methods study," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(5), pages 947-955.
    2. Jolanta Klukowska-Röetzler & Maria Eracleous & Martin Müller & David S. Srivastava & Gert Krummrey & Osnat Keidar & Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos, 2018. "Increased Urgent Care Center Visits by Southeast European Migrants: A Retrospective, Controlled Trial from Switzerland," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-13, August.
    3. Rana Dahlan & Ebtehal Ghazal & Humam Saltaji & Bukola Salami & Maryam Amin, 2019. "Impact of social support on oral health among immigrants and ethnic minorities: A systematic review," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(6), pages 1-21, June.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Stormon, N. & Pradhan, A. & McAuliffe, A. & Ford, P.J., 2018. "Does a facilitated pathway improve access to dental services for homeless and disadvantaged adults?," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 46-50.
    2. Albina Balidemaj & Mark Small, 2019. "The effects of ethnic identity and acculturation in mental health of immigrants: A literature review," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 65(7-8), pages 643-655, November.
    3. Karsten Klingberg & Adrian Stoller & Martin Müller & Sabrina Jegerlehner & Adam D. Brown & Aristomenis Exadaktylos & Anne Jachmann & David Srivastava, 2020. "Asylum Seekers and Swiss Nationals with Low-Acuity Complaints: Disparities in the Perceived level of Urgency, Health Literacy and Ability to Communicate—A Cross-Sectional Survey at a Tertiary Emergenc," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-11, April.
    4. Emmett Henderson & Preeti Dalawari & Jennifer Fitzgerald & Leslie Hinyard, 2018. "Association of Oral Health Literacy and Dental Visitation in an Inner-City Emergency Department Population," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-10, August.
    5. Osnat Keidar & David S. Srivastava & Emmanouil Pikoulis & Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos, 2019. "Health of Refugees and Migrants—Where Do We Stand and What Directions Should We Take?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(8), pages 1-8, April.
    6. Pearl C. Kim & Wenlian Zhou & Shawn J. McCoy & Ian K. McDonough & Betty Burston & Marcia Ditmyer & Jay J. Shen, 2019. "Factors Associated with Preventable Emergency Department Visits for Nontraumatic Dental Conditions in the U.S," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(19), pages 1-9, September.
    7. Ximena Alvial & Alejandra Rojas & Raúl Carrasco & Claudia Durán & Christian Fernández-Campusano, 2021. "Overuse of Health Care in the Emergency Services in Chile," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-18, March.
    8. Michael Doulberis & Apostolis Papaefthymiou & Jannis Kountouras & Stergios A. Polyzos & Simone Srivastava & Jolanta Klukowska-Rötzler & Martin Perrig & Sylvana Papoutsi & Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos & , 2019. "Vitamin D Deficiency and Unclear Abdominal Pain in Patients from Low- and Middle-Income Countries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-13, November.
    9. Masako Matsunaga & John J. Chen & Patrick Donnelly & Carlotta Ching Ting Fok & Nancy S. Partika, 2022. "Emergency Room Visits with a Non-Traumatic Dental-Related Diagnosis in Hawaii, 2016–2020," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-8, March.
    10. Chad D. Meyerhoefer & Samuel H. Zuvekas & Bita Fayaz Farkhad & John F. Moeller & Richard J. Manski, 2019. "The demand for preventive and restorative dental services among older adults," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 28(9), pages 1151-1158, September.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:13:p:4906-:d:381516. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.