Mandible Fractures Undergoing Transfer Rarely Require Acute Intervention.
Damon R T McIntireCarole S L SpakeCharles C JehleMarten N BastaJoseph W CrozierAlbert S WooPublished in: Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction (2023)
Patients are frequently transferred to tertiary care facilities for specialty service evaluation and treatment. However, when isolated mandible fractures were evaluated, only one patient required intervention in the ED. Patients with grossly open fractures and pediatric patients were more frequently admitted specifically for operative management. This practice of acute interfacility transfer represents an unnecessary cost to our health system as isolated mandible fractures can be managed on an outpatient basis. We suggest that pediatric patients and patients with open fractures be transferred for urgent evaluation and management, whereas most patients would be appropriate for outpatient evaluation.
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