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Animal Bite Injuries to the Face: A Retrospective Evaluation of 111 Cases by Michael Maurer; Cornelius Schlipköter; Maximilian Gottsauner; Waltraud Waiss; Johannes K. Meier; Mathias Fiedler; Johannes G. Schuderer; Juergen Taxis; Torsten E. Reichert; Tobias Ettl is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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The treatment of bite wounds to the face is discussed controversially in relation to surgery and antibiotics. The aim of this study is a retrospective evaluation of 111 cases of animal bite injuries to the face that presented to our unit of oral and maxillofacial surgery over a 13-year period. Children under 10 years of age were predominantly involved. A total of 94.5% of the assessed injuries were caused by dogs. Wound infections occurred in 8.1%. Lackmann type II was the most common type of injury (36.9%). The perioral area was affected most frequently (40.5%). Primary wound closure was carried out in 74.8% of the cases. In 91.9% of the cases, antibiotic prophylaxis was prescribed. The most often administered type of antibiotic was amoxicillin with clavulanic acid (62.1%). Patients without antibiotics showed an increased infection rate without significance. Wound infections occurred significantly more frequently in wounds to the cheeks (p = 0.003) and when local flap reconstruction was necessary (p = 0.048). Compared to the other surgical treatment options, primary closure showed the lowest infection rates (4.8%, p = 0.029). We recommend antibiotic prophylaxis using amoxicillin w
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- Author
- Michael Maurer; Cornelius Schlipköter; Maximilian Gottsauner; Waltraud Waiss; Johannes K. Meier; Mathias Fiedler; Johannes G. Schuderer; Juergen Taxis; Torsten E. Reichert; Tobias Ettl
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)