2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2017.02.003
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Drivers of hospital length of stay in 56,000 orthopaedic trauma patients: The impact of postoperative cardiac events

Abstract: A B S T R A C TPurpose: To determine whether postoperative cardiac complications following orthopaedic trauma treatment are associated with longer lengths of stay. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study. We analyzed orthopaedic trauma patients in the United States for whom data was collected in the ACS-NSQIP database between the years of 2006 and 2013. The patient population included 56,217 orthopaedic trauma patients meeting any 1 of the 89 CPT codes selected in the ACS-NSQIP database. The main outcom… Show more

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“…Postoperative cardiac events are frequent complications for patients undergoing various non-cardiac surgery [7], contributing to substantial morbidity and mortality and excessive hospital costs and length of stay [8][9][10][11]. Their incidence ranged from 1-16%, depending on the study population, the procedure types, and the de nition of myocardial events [10,[12][13][14].…”
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“…Postoperative cardiac events are frequent complications for patients undergoing various non-cardiac surgery [7], contributing to substantial morbidity and mortality and excessive hospital costs and length of stay [8][9][10][11]. Their incidence ranged from 1-16%, depending on the study population, the procedure types, and the de nition of myocardial events [10,[12][13][14].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%