Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence and therapy of maxillofacial fractures in Germany

• Conditions: S02; Fracture of skull and facial bones

• Registration Number: DRKS00032778
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für MKG-Chirurgie, Universitätsklinkum Marburg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2023-10-04
• Study Start: 2023-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 217300

Inclusion Criteria

Surgical interventions concerning facial fractures according to OPS codes: 5-760, 5-761, 5-762, 5-763, 5-764, 5765, 5-766 as part of an inpatient stay and billing in the DRG system.

Exclusion Criteria

Surgical procedures outside of an inpatient stay without billing in the DRG system.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of surgical interventions involving facial fractures according to OPS codes: 5-760, 5-761, 5-762, 5-763, 5-764, 5765, 5-766

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
2. Age distribution and age-specific incidence of surgical procedures involving facial fractures according to OPS codes: 5-760, 5-761, 5-762, 5-763, 5-764, 5765, 5-766<br><br>2. Regional incidence in different federal states of surgical procedures involving facial fractures according to OPS codes: 5-760, 5-761, 5-762, 5-763, 5-764, 5765, 5-766