title: [Maxillo-facial surgery].
abstract: We describe the experience of the Maxillofacial Surgery Service of the Gregorio Maranon University Hospital in attending the victims of the terrorist attack of 11 March, 2004 in Madrid. The most important types of cranio-maxillofacial injury treated that day, their mechanisms of production, and the organization of the department to attend a large number of patients in a short space of time are described. The outcomes of the casuistics attended in the days after the attack are described.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España. cnavarro.vila@retemail.es
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Navarro Vila
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Acero Sanz
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Barrios Robredo
authors.forename: Matías
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuesta Gil
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: López Atalaya
authors.forename: José Ignacio
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Salmerón Escobar
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Verdaguer Martín
mesh_terms: D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013515:Surgery, Oral