Managing a patient with pain and facial swelling

Early reduction and fixation will improve a patient’s outcome and quality of life through better return of function.23 Patients are routinely discharged with analgesia the day after surgery following a postoperative radiograph to assess fracture reduction. Learning points Substance misuse, including...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2019-08, Vol.366, p.l4519-l4519
Main Authors: Houston, Rory, Ball, Sarah L, Adams, James, Ball, Stephen L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alcoholic Intoxication - complications
Analgesia
Edema - etiology
Facial Pain - etiology
Fractures
Humans
Male
Mandible
Mandibular Diseases - etiology
Mandibular Fractures - complications
Outpatient care facilities
Pain
Pain perception
Patients
Quality of life
Surgery
Trauma
Trismus - etiology
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Summary:Early reduction and fixation will improve a patient’s outcome and quality of life through better return of function.23 Patients are routinely discharged with analgesia the day after surgery following a postoperative radiograph to assess fracture reduction. Learning points Substance misuse, including alcohol, has been linked to up to 69% of mandible fractures.4 Patient outcome This patient was discharged the day after surgery and was reviewed in the outpatient clinic at 2 and 4 weeks postoperatively. Provenance and peer review: not commissioned; externally peer reviewed. 1 Rashid A Eyeson J Haider D van Gijn D Fan K. Incidence and patterns of mandibular fractures during a 5-year period in a London teaching hospital.
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.l4519