Predictive factors of hospital length of stay in patients with operatively treated ankle fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Operative fixation of ankle fractures is common. However, as reimbursement plans evolve with the potential for bundled payments, it is critical that orthopedic surgeons better understand factors influencing the postoperative length of stay (LOS) in patients undergoing these procedures to negotiate appropriate reimbursement. We sought to identify factors influencing the postoperative LOS in patients with operatively treated ankle fractures.

Materials and methods

Six hundred twenty-two patients with ankle fractures between January 1st, 2004 and December 31st, 2010 were identified retrospectively. Charts were reviewed for gender, length of operative procedure, method of fixation, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status score, medical comorbidities

SUBMITTER: McDonald MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4244567 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature