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ArticleSarcoma2023

Postoperative Complication and Reoperation Rates Following Resection of Soft Tissue vs. Bone Malignancies Based on Anatomic Location in the Inpatient Setting.

Alexander M Ballatori, Shane Shahrestani, Andy Ton, Xiao T Chen, Tarek Yamout, Brandon S Gettleman, Nathanael D Heckmann, Lawrence R Menendez, Alexander B Christ

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Article in Sarcoma, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alexander M BallatoriDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-3831
Shane ShahrestaniDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7561-4590
Andy TonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8891-0353
Xiao T ChenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5062-7010
Tarek YamoutVirginia Spine Institute, Reston, Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-5418
Brandon S GettlemanUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7979-9289
Nathanael D HeckmannDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1293-1702
Lawrence R MenendezDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Alexander B ChristDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0447-5762
Keck Hospital of USC · USUniversity of South Carolina · USVirginia Spine Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Surgical excisions of upper and lower extremity malignancies are increasing annually, due in part to the rising incidence of sarcomas. The purpose of this study is to compare readmissions, reoperation rate, and complications following surgical excision of soft/connective tissue vs bone malignancies of the upper and lower extremities. Methods: The Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) was queried from 2016-2017 to conduct a retrospective analysis of 16,435 patients diagnosed with malignant neoplasms of the long bone (ULLB, Results: Average age of the ULST group was 61.88, with 36% female. Average age of the ULLB group was 44.97, with 41.90% female. Average age of the LLST group was 60.96, with 46.90% female. Average age of the LLLB group was 43.09, with 42.60% female. The ULST group had lower odds of readmission within 30 days ( Conclusion: Patients in the ULST group had significantly lower odds of 90-day readmission compared to the ULLB group. There were also significantly lower odds of 30- and 90-day readmission in the LLST group compared to the LLLB group. However, the LLST group had significantly higher odds of infection and reoperation within 30 and 90 days compared to the LLLB group.

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PMCPMC10023224
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