A clinical decision aid for patients with suspected midfacial and mandibular fractures (the REDUCTION-I study): a prospective multicentre cohort study

Romke Rozema, Mostafa El Moumni, Gysbert T de Vries, Frederik K L Spijkervet, René Verbeek, Jurrijn Y J Kleinbergen, Bas W J Bens, Michiel H J Doff, Baucke van Minnen, REDUCTION study group, Romke Rozema, Mostafa El Moumni, Gysbert T de Vries, Frederik K L Spijkervet, René Verbeek, Jurrijn Y J Kleinbergen, Bas W J Bens, Michiel H J Doff, Baucke van Minnen, REDUCTION study group

Abstract

Purpose: To assess physical examination findings related to maxillofacial trauma to identify patients at risk of midfacial and mandibular fractures and then to construct a clinical decision aid to rule out the presence of midfacial and mandibular fractures in emergency department patients.

Methods: We performed a prospective multicentre cohort study in four hospitals in the Netherlands, including consecutive patients with maxillofacial trauma. Each patient received a standardized physical examination consisting of 15 and 14 findings for midfacial and mandibular traumas, respectively. Consequently, clinical decision aids were constructed with the focus being on ruling out the presence of midfacial and mandibular fractures, and diagnostic accuracy was calculated.

Results: A total of 993 consecutive patients were identified of whom 766 and 280 patients were suspected of midfacial and mandibular fractures, respectively. Midfacial fractures were diagnosed in 339 patients (44.3%), whereas mandibular fractures were observed in 66 patients (23.6%). The decision aid for midfacial trauma consisting of peri-orbital hematoma, epistaxis, ocular movement limitation, infra-orbital nerve paresthesia, palpable step-off and tooth mobility or avulsion, produced a sensitivity of 89.7 (86.0-92.5), a specificity of 42.6 (38.0-47.4), and a negative predictive value of 83.9% (78.4-88.2). The decision aid for mandibular trauma consisting of the angular compression test, axial chin pressure test, objective malocclusion, tooth mobility or avulsion and the tongue blade bite test resulted in a sensitivity of 98.5 (91.9-99.7), a specificity of 34.6 (28.5-41.2), and a negative predictive value of 98.7% (92.8-99.8).

Conclusion: The constructed clinical decision aids for maxillofacial trauma may aid in stratifying patients suspected for midfacial and mandibular fractures to reduce unnecessary diagnostic imaging.

Clinical trial registration: The study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov with the identifier NCT03314480.

Keywords: Clinical decision aid; Computed tomography; Cone-beam computed tomography; Diagnostic accuracy; Maxillofacial fractures; Physical examination findings; Sensitivity and specificity.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

© 2022. The Author(s).

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Flowchart of study patients

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