Operating On a Stretcher Is a Safe Alternative to an Operating Room Table
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چکیده
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to compare intraoperative and post-operative complication rates for upper extremity surgical cases performed on a standard operating room (OR) table with similar done typical hospital stretcher. Secondary measures reviewed included time, turnover total OR blood loss, tourniquet postoperative complications. Methods: Using our institution’s electronic medical record system, we 100 consecutive stretcher as well table. All were by the same board certified, fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon. between February 2014 May 2016 at level one trauma center its associated outpatient center. Basic univariate statistical analyses performed, two groups compared secondary outcome measures. Results: data showed no significant increase in when an There 6 complications group 11 group. most common seen both cohorts infection. none With regard delta time (overall minus which used calculate time), found that had shorter times each category. mean 105 minutes 146 (p= 0.0002). Similarly, there surgeries (73 minutes) (104 (p = 0.0026). Finally, average (delta time) 32 while 42 36 41 (p=0.467). Conclusion: Operating is safe alternative increased rate
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International journal of orthopaedics research
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2690-9189']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33140/ijor.04.01.04