A Comparison of 30-Day Perioperative Complications for Open Operative Care of Distal Upper-Extremity Fractures Treated by Orthopedic Versus Plastic Surgeons: A Study of the National Surgical Quality Improvement (NSQIP) Database

A Comparison of 30-Day Perioperative Complications for Open Operative Care of Distal Upper-Extremity Fractures Treated by Orthopedic Versus Plastic Surgeons: A Study of the National Surgical Quality Improvement (NSQIP) Database

Purpose: To determine whether surgeon specialty affects complications after open operative care of distal upper-extremity fractures. Methods: We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Database from 2005 to 2016. Pa...

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Main Authors: Joanne H. Wang, MD, Jerry Y. Du, MD, Leigh-Anne Tu, MD, Corina C. Brown, MD, Kyle Chepla, MD, Blaine T. Bafus, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589514120300049

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