TY - JOUR
T1 - Delay of fixation increases 30-day complications and mortality in traumatic pelvic ring injuries
AU - Lawson, Michelle M.
AU - Peterson, Danielle F.
AU - Friess, Darin M.
AU - Cook, Mackenzie R.
AU - Working, Zachary M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag France SAS, part of Springer Nature 2023.
PY - 2024/10
Y1 - 2024/10
N2 - Purpose: While decreased time to fixation in femur fractures improves mortality, it remains unclear if the same relationship exists for pelvic fractures. The National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) is a data repository for trauma hospitals in the United States (injury characteristics, perioperative data, procedures, 30-day complications), and we used this to investigate early, significant complications after pelvic-ring injuries. Methods: The NTDB (2015–2016) was queried to capture operative pelvic ring injuries in adult patients with injury severity score (ISS) ≥ 15. Complications included medical and surgical complications, as well as 30-day mortality. Multivariable logistic regression was used to investigate the association between days to procedure and complications after adjusting for demographic characteristics and comorbidities. Results: 2325 patients met inclusion criteria. 532 (23.0%) sustained complications, and 72 (3.2%) died within the first 30 days. The most common complications were deep vein thrombosis (DVT) (5.7%), acute kidney injury (AKI) (4.6%), and unplanned intensive care unit (ICU) admission (4.4%). In a multivariate analysis, days to procedure was independently significantly associated with complications, with an adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 1.06 (1.03–1.09, P < 0.001), best interpreted as a 6% increase in the odds of complication or death for each additional day. Conclusion: Time to pelvic fixation is a significant and modifiable risk factor for major complications and death. This suggests we should prioritize time to pelvic fixation on trauma patients to minimize mortality and major complications.
AB - Purpose: While decreased time to fixation in femur fractures improves mortality, it remains unclear if the same relationship exists for pelvic fractures. The National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) is a data repository for trauma hospitals in the United States (injury characteristics, perioperative data, procedures, 30-day complications), and we used this to investigate early, significant complications after pelvic-ring injuries. Methods: The NTDB (2015–2016) was queried to capture operative pelvic ring injuries in adult patients with injury severity score (ISS) ≥ 15. Complications included medical and surgical complications, as well as 30-day mortality. Multivariable logistic regression was used to investigate the association between days to procedure and complications after adjusting for demographic characteristics and comorbidities. Results: 2325 patients met inclusion criteria. 532 (23.0%) sustained complications, and 72 (3.2%) died within the first 30 days. The most common complications were deep vein thrombosis (DVT) (5.7%), acute kidney injury (AKI) (4.6%), and unplanned intensive care unit (ICU) admission (4.4%). In a multivariate analysis, days to procedure was independently significantly associated with complications, with an adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 1.06 (1.03–1.09, P < 0.001), best interpreted as a 6% increase in the odds of complication or death for each additional day. Conclusion: Time to pelvic fixation is a significant and modifiable risk factor for major complications and death. This suggests we should prioritize time to pelvic fixation on trauma patients to minimize mortality and major complications.
KW - Complications
KW - Mortality
KW - Pelvis
KW - Pelvis fracture
KW - Polytrauma
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U2 - 10.1007/s00590-023-03589-9
DO - 10.1007/s00590-023-03589-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 37318555
AN - SCOPUS:85161975478
SN - 1633-8065
VL - 34
SP - 3431
EP - 3437
JO - European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
JF - European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
IS - 7
ER -