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ArticleJournal of orthopaedics

Operation time effect on rates of perioperative complications after operative treatment of distal radius fractures.

Chapman Wei, Alex Gu, Neil D Almeida, Daniel Bestourous, Theodore Quan, Safa C Fassihi, Melina Recarey, Michael-Alexander Malahias, Victoria Haney, Sam Moghtaderi

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Article in Journal of orthopaedics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chapman WeiGeorge Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 Eye St NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.
Alex GuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, George Washington Hospital, 2300 M St, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.
Neil D AlmeidaGeorge Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 Eye St NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.
Daniel BestourousGeorge Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 Eye St NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.
Theodore QuanGeorge Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 Eye St NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.
Safa C FassihiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, George Washington Hospital, 2300 M St, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.
Melina RecareyGeorge Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 Eye St NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.
Michael-Alexander MalahiasGeorge Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 Eye St NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.
Victoria HaneyDepartment of Surgery, George Washington Hospital, 2300 M St, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.
Sam MoghtaderiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, George Washington Hospital, 2300 M St, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.
Washington Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose is to identify the impact of operation time length on complications for patients undergoing operative treatment of distal radius fracture.

methodsPatients who underwent operative treatments for distal radius fractures were identified in a national database. Data collected include patient demographic information, comorbidities, and complications.

resultsOperation time was found to be an independent predictor for return to the operating room. Operation time was not found to be a predictor of other postoperative complications.

conclusionSurgeons should work to shorten procedure duration whenever possible to minimize the risks that longer operative times can have on patient outcomes.

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ComorbidityComplicationsDistal radius fractureOperation time

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PMID33679032
PMCPMC7910407
OpenAlexW3131910549

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