Forecasting effects of "fast-tracks" for surgery in the Swedish national guidelines for distal radius fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

National guidelines for treatment of distal radius fractures (DRFs) were presented in Sweden in 2021. In the guidelines, a fast-track is recommended for 4 subgroups of highly unstable DRFs. Regardless of the results of the closed reduction these are recommended for surgery within 1 week of injury. This study aims to evaluate the potential consequences of the newly presented national guidelines on incidence of surgical interventions.

Patients and methods

In all, 1,609 patients (1,635 DRFs) with primary radiographs after a DRF between 2014 and 2017 at two Swedish hospitals were included in a retrospective cohort study. An estimation was made of the percentage of patients in the historical pre-guidelines cohort, that would have been recommended early prim

SUBMITTER: Schmidt V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830720 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature