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## Purpose: To examine the incidence, characteristics, and economic burden of orbital floor fractures in the united states. ## Design: Retrospective, longitudinal study of the nationwide emergency department sample (neds). ## Participants: Patients in the emergency department (ed). ## Methods: The neds, a representative sample of all hospital-based eds in the us, was used to identify and describe ed visits with a primary diagnosis of orbital floor fracture from 2006 to 2017. linear regression was used to estimate the trends in annual incidence and inflation-adjusted ed charges. logistic regression was used to assess variables associated with inpatient admission. ## Main outcome measures: Incidence, injury mechanisms, demographics, clinical characteristics, disposition, and economic burden. ## Results: From 2006 to 2017, there were an estimated 350 379 ed visits in the us with a primary diagnosis of orbital floor fracture. the incidence increased by 47% over the study period (p < 0.001): from 7.7 (95% confidence interval [ci], 6.9-8.5) to 11.3 (95% ci, 10.0-12.6) per 100 000 population. the majority were male (67%), aged 21 to 44 years (46%), and from low-income households (32%). th

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Author

Mustafa Iftikhar; Joseph K. Canner; Leangelo Hall; Meleha Ahmad; Divya Srikumaran; Fasika A. Woreta

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)