In-office outpatient orthognathic surgery: review of 254 cases where the patients were discharged the same day

This study was performed to present a single operator ’s experience of in-office (outside of a hospital setting) outpatient orthognathic surgery over a period of 12 years. A total of 254 surgeries were performed during this period. Average procedure times were comparable with published results from studies of similar material. The mean operating time for bimaxillary surgery (n = 21) was 3 hours and 11 minutes. Regarding single-jaw procedures, the mean operating time for Le Fort I osteotomy (n = 115) was 2 hours and 14 minutes and for bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (n = 118) was 2 hours and 1 minute.

Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - November 25, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: U. Bergmann, O.H. J ónsdóttir, J.B. Bergmann, G.Á. Björnsson Tags: Clinical Paper Source Type: research