Research Article

Assessment of Intraoperative Blood Loss during Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Procedures in a Nigerian Tertiary Health Care Center

Table 4

Estimated blood loss and duration of surgery and values of eighty-three (83) patients with procedures on bony tissues.

DiagnosisTreatmentEstimated blood loss Mean (SD) (mls)Duration Mean (SD) (mins) coefficientSignificance level

Fractures of the mandibleORIF and IMF352 (351)175 (75)0.5850.014
Zygomatic complex fracturesZygomatic bone elevation, antral support, and ORIF248 (185)185 (112)0.9660.034
NOE and Le Fort fracturesNasal bone reduction, ORIF, canthopexy, and internal suspension370 (421)287 (53)0.8730.325
Multiple fracturesZygomatic bone elevation, internal suspension, and IMF350 (50)293 (11)1.0000.009
Mandible tumorsResection and reconstruction1214 (661)328 (95)āˆ’0.0610.843
Maxillary tumorsResection/hemimaxillectomy627 (471)127 (61)0.5500.125
Cysts and fibroosseous lesionsEnucleation/excision530 (327)103 (28)0.8040.103
TMJ ankylosis/dislocationInterposition arthroplasty550 (303)210 (82)0.7150.285

level < 0.05.