In-Hospital Morbidity and Mortality With Delays in Femoral Shaft Fracture Fixation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate trends in the timing of femur fracture fixation in trauma centers in the United States, identify predictors for delayed treatment, and analyze the association of timing of fixation with in-hospital morbidity and mortality using data from the National Trauma Data Bank.

Methods

Patients with femoral shaft fractures treated from 2007 to 2015 were identified from the National Trauma Data Bank and grouped by timing of femur fixation: <24, 24-48 hours, and >48 hours after hospital presentation. The primary outcome measure was in-hospital postoperative mortality rate. Secondary outcomes included complication rates, hospital length of stay (LOS), days spent in the intensive care unit LOS (ICU LOS), and days on a ventilator.

Results

Among the 108,825

SUBMITTER: Obey MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8918437 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature