Impact of Illicit Drug Use on Facial Fracture Patterns and Hospital Resource Utilization
DIFFI+ was significantly correlated with greater hospital burden in all analyzed clinical outcomes. DIFFI+ patients have a higher odds of receiving surgery but lower odds of receiving a fracture diagnosis. Having a psychiatric diagnosis increases risk for DIFFI+ injury.
Authors
- Ian Waldrop
- Jared C. Inman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0318-578X)
- Arya Sherafat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2142-6223)
- Aishwarya Suresh
Institutions
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- Loma Linda University (US)
- Loma Linda University Health Care (US)
- Riverside Community Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cmtr18040051
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00