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Observational study reveals increased postoperative complications in high ASA class patients undergoing facial fracture repair, highlighting surgical risks.
Higher ASA class is associated with increased length of hospital stay and odds of deep surgical site infection, bleeding, and failure to wean off of ventilator following facial fracture repair. Surgeons should be aware of the increased risk for postoperative complications when performing facial fracture repair in patients with high ASA classification.
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