Objectives
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been recognized as a preventable public health
crisis for over 20 years. Craniomaxillofacial (CMF) injuries are exceedingly common
among victims of IPV. The objective of this study was to determine whether assault
due to IPV is different than other types of assault.
Study Design
A retrospective cohort study using data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample data
sets from 2016 to 2018. Additionally, the case control was matched for age, sex, and
race for patients within the initial sample of assault patients (n = 52,632).
Results
Our final study sample consisted of 1,114 patients. Patients with IPV were less likely
to have concussions (1.7 vs 3.6%; P < .01) and traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhages (2.1 vs 4.1%; P < .01), but more likely to have diffuse traumatic brain injuries (26.1 vs 18.7%;
P < .01). Patients with IPV were less likely to have schizoaffective disorder (1.5
vs 2.8%; P < .05) but were more likely to have depressive episodes (19.8 vs 13.6%; P < .01), major depressive disorder (10.7 vs 5.3%; P < .01), and adjustment disorder (4.8 vs 2.2%; P < .01).
Conclusions
We found that victims of IPV would be more likely to be female, delay care, have a
mental health diagnosis, and present with worse intracranial injuries than other forms
of assault. We hope our study informs and empowers maxillofacial surgeons to be a
vigilant member of the interdisciplinary team.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 30, 2022
Accepted:
August 25,
2022
Received in revised form:
August 25,
2022
Received:
July 11,
2022
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