Jimmy J Jiang1, Craig S Phillips2, Seth P Levitz2, Leon S Benson2. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago; Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Glenview; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northshore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL. Electronic address: JJJ1215@gmail.com. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago; Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Glenview; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northshore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL.
Abstract
PURPOSE: A national surgical database was used to determine risk factors for complications in patients undergoing open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) for distal radius fractures. METHODS: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database for the 2006-2012 years was queried to identify all patients who underwent an ORIF of a distal radius fracture based on Current Procedural Terminology codes 25607, 25608, or 25609. The database is a statistically representative sample of prospectively collected perioperative surgical data from hospitals primarily in the United States. Demographics, comorbidities, preoperative laboratory values, and 30-day complications were compared between the patient groups with and without a postoperative complication. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify patient characteristics and comorbidities that were independently associated with early postoperative complications. RESULTS: This retrospective analysis identified 3,003 patients who underwent an ORIF of the distal radius over 7 years. The number of patients with a complication within 30 days after surgery was 62 (2%), totaling 90 complications. Incidence of return to the operative room for the entire study population was 1.1%. Multivariate analysis, adjusting for confounding variables, showed that patients with a complication were more likely to have hypertension, congestive heart failure, preoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy, longer operating time, and manifest preoperative impairment in independent living. CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 2% of patients sustained a complication within 30 days following ORIF of a distal radius fracture. Recognition of the risk factors may help avoid complications in the identified high-risk patients. TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic II.
PURPOSE: A national surgical database was used to determine risk factors for complications in patients undergoing open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) for distal radius fractures. METHODS: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database for the 2006-2012 years was queried to identify all patients who underwent an ORIF of a distal radius fracture based on Current Procedural Terminology codes 25607, 25608, or 25609. The database is a statistically representative sample of prospectively collected perioperative surgical data from hospitals primarily in the United States. Demographics, comorbidities, preoperative laboratory values, and 30-day complications were compared between the patient groups with and without a postoperative complication. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify patient characteristics and comorbidities that were independently associated with early postoperative complications. RESULTS: This retrospective analysis identified 3,003 patients who underwent an ORIF of the distal radius over 7 years. The number of patients with a complication within 30 days after surgery was 62 (2%), totaling 90 complications. Incidence of return to the operative room for the entire study population was 1.1%. Multivariate analysis, adjusting for confounding variables, showed that patients with a complication were more likely to have hypertension, congestive heart failure, preoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy, longer operating time, and manifest preoperative impairment in independent living. CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 2% of patients sustained a complication within 30 days following ORIF of a distal radius fracture. Recognition of the risk factors may help avoid complications in the identified high-risk patients. TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic II.
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