Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma
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J Clin Orthop Trauma · Jan 2017
Drivers of hospital length of stay in 56,000 orthopaedic trauma patients: The impact of postoperative cardiac events.
To determine whether postoperative cardiac complications following orthopaedic trauma treatment are associated with longer lengths of stay. ⋯ Orthopaedic trauma patients sustaining postoperative cardiac events have significantly longer hospital lengths of stay when compared to those who do not develop cardiac complications. This difference amounts to significantly higher health care costs.