Investigating Weekend Effect in the Management of Upper and Lower Extremity Degloving Injuries
Kaamya Varagur,
Janessa Sullivan,
Sarah N. Chiang
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Weekend presentation has been associated with adverse outcomes in emergent conditions, including stroke, myocardial infarction, and critical limb ischemia. We examine whether a weekend effect exists in the management of and outcomes after extremity degloving injuries.
Methods:
The cohort included adults presenting with open extremity degloving injuries to a tertiary level one trauma center between June 2018 and May 2022. We collected demogra… Show more
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