Why the study?
Does early operative fracture stabilization reduce the incidence of ARDS in patients with multiple musculoskeletal injuries?
Population
132 consecutive patients with multiple musculoskeletal injuries (at least two major long-bone fractures and…
Comparison
Early operative fracture stabilization vs Delayed orthopedic surgery
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Delay >24h associated with higher ARDS in severe polytrauma; hypothesis-generating for early fixation benefit, requiring RCTs before practice change.
Does early operative fracture stabilization reduce the incidence of ARDS in patients with multiple musculoskeletal injuries?
Early operative stabilization of major fractures within 24 hours significantly reduces the incidence of ARDS in patients with multiple musculoskeletal injuries.
Johnson et al. (1985) studied this question.
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