Surgical load in major fractures - results of a survey on the optimal quantification and timing of surgery in polytraumatized patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

It is known that the magnitude of surgery and timing of surgical procedures represents a crucial step of care in polytraumatized patients. In contrast, it is not clear which specific factors are most critical when evaluating the surgical load (physiologic burden to the patient incurred by surgical procedures). Additionally, there is a dearth of evidence for which body region and surgical procedures are associated with high surgical burden. The aim of this study was to identify key factors and quantify the surgical load for different types of fracture fixation in multiple anatomic regions.

Methods

A standardized questionnaire was developed by experts from Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT)-Trauma committee. Questions included

SUBMITTER: Klingebiel FK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10267260 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature