Epidemiological Profile of Patients With Open Fractures (2019 to 2020)

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological profile of open fractures treated at the University Hospital of Lagarto in the years 2019 and 2020. Methods: This is an observational, retrospective study, using data from electronic medical records. Results: In total, 312 patients met the inclusion criteria for this research and were included. The mean age of affected patients was 36.8 years. The main segment affected were the fingers, mostly affecting males (89%) and predominantly the left side (57.62%). Conclusions: The male sex was the most affected by open fractures, and the most prevalent trauma mechanism was motorcycle accidents. Moreover, we found that the fundamental criteria for care in open fracture cases were not always considered by the professionals, resulting in a lack of uniformity in the adopted procedures and discrepancies with the guidelines recommended in the specific literature. Level of Evidence III, Comparative retrospective study.