ASSESSING THE MORTALITY RATE OF PATIENTS IN A MAXILLOFACIAL SURGICAL UNIT
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https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v3i1.510Keywords:
Mortality rate, General anesthesia, Maxillofacial surgery.Abstract
Objectives:To assess the mortality rate amongst all the patients undergoing maxillofacial surgical procedures under general anesthesia or were admitted at the time in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.
Materials and Methods:This retrospective study was carried out at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar. The patient records from January 2009 to December 2012 were reviewed and only those cases were included in the study that had undergone surgical procedures under general anesthesia or were admitted in the unit and were receiving preoperative care at the unit till the time of their demise.
Results:A total of 3277 patients were admitted to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Unit for undergoing procedures under general anesthesia. Out of those 3277 patients, 7 patients expired. Of the 7 patients, 2 died postoperatively and 5 patients died in the preoperative period. The preoperative and the post operative mortality rates were calculated to be 0.0015% and 0.0006% respectively. Thus the overall mortality rate was calculated to be 0.0021%.
Conclusion:Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a specialty with an extremely low mortality risk, with respiratory complications being the leading cause of mortality in patients reporting to this unit. The mortality rate of this unit is not significantly higher, when compared with other centers throughout the world.
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