整形缝合技术在急诊面部浅表外伤手术中的应用：720 例回顾性分析.

Objective To explore the efficacy of plastic suture technique in the emergency surgical treatment of superficial facial trauma. Methods The clinical data of patients with superficial facial trauma underwent plastic suture technique treatment from January 2012 to January 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Preoperative, seventh-day and sixth-month postoperative photographs were taken. The baseline information, type of trauma, location, length and depth of wounds, details of operative procedures, complications, appearance of scars and patients' satisfaction were recorded. Results A total of 720 patients were included in this study. The age of patients ranged from 2 to 76-year-old, with an average of 17.89-year-old. The follow-up period ranged from 6 to 11 months, with an average of (8.15± 3.21) months. The types of trauma were laceration (93.75%), contusion (2.50%), animal bite wounds (1.25%), human bite wounds (0.42%) and other wounds (2.08%). The forehead (20%), eyebrow and upper eyelid (20%), mandible and chin (20%) were the most common injury locations, followed by lip (15%), cheek (10%), nose (5%), temporal region (5%) and other parts (5%). The average length of wounds was (3.25±2.17) cm. The wounds of forehead and chin were deep to bony surface and other parts were deep to subcutaneous layer. The incidence rate of complications was 0.30%. The postoperative scar was not obvious in most patients. The efficacy was satisfactory. Conclusion The application of plastic suture technique in the treatment of emergency facial trauma could obtain good function and aesthetic effect. The postoperative complications are rare and the scars are not obvious. Patients' satisfaction is high. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]