Overview Facial Injury Severity Scale (FISS) Scores in Maxillofacial Trauma Patients at the ER Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung Period January – December 2021

Abstract

Background: Maxillofacial trauma is a physical trauma that can affect the hard and soft tissues of the face. Facial injury severity scale (FISS) is a scoring system that is easy and simple to perform in assessing the severity of maxillofacial trauma.

Objective: To describe the maxillofacial trauma score in the ER Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung using Facial Injury Severity Scale (FISS) for the period January – December 2021. 

Methods: A descriptive retrospective study conducted at Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung in January-December 2021. The research subjects were medical records of patients who experienced maxillofacial trauma in January 2021 – December 2021 and can be assessed using the Facial Injury Severity Scale (FISS).

Results: The study shared from 95 patients (67.86%) were male and 45 (32.14%) were female (32.14%). The mean age of the patients was 28.817 ± 11.63 years with an age range of 2–79 years. The most common causes were traffic accidents [58 (41.43%)], followed by interpersonal violence [39 (27.86%)], falls [20 (14.29%)], other causes [13 (9.28%) )], sports accidents [6 (4.28%)], and work accidents [4 (2.86%)]. The FISS scores in this study ranged from 1–10 with a mean of 4.63 ± 2.46.

Conclusion: Facial Injury Severity Scale (FISS) scores in this study ranged from 1–10 with a mean of 4.63 ± 2.46. The distribution of severity based on sex stratification generally showed the same results.

Keywords: Maxillofacial trauma, Facial Injury Severity Scale (FISS) score