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2020 Jul


J Pediatr Orthop


40


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Does Shorter Time to Treatment of Pediatric Femur Shaft Fractures Impact Clinical Outcomes?

Authors

Grauberger J, O'Byrne M, Stans AA, Shaughnessy WJ, Larson NA, Milbrandt TA
J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Jul; 40(6):e435-e439.
PMID: 32501907.

Abstract

Annual rankings by US News and World Report are a widely utilized metric by both health care leaders and patients. One longstanding measure is time to treatment of femur shaft fractures. Hospitals able to provide at least 80% of pediatric patients with an operating room start time within 18 hours of admission to the emergency department score better as part of the overall pediatric orthopaedic ranking. Therefore, it is important to determine whether the 18-hour treatment time for pediatric femur shaft fractures is a clinically meaningful metric.