Serum lactate has been utilized as a standard in guiding management of orthopedic injuries. Elevated preoperative lactate has been associated with a higher likelihood of postoperative complications. However, lactate's role in guiding operative timing in non-critical long-bone fractures has not been previously explored. This study investigates lactate's role in guiding surgical timing and predicting complications secondary to delayed definitive correction in non-critical long-bone fractures with Injury Severity Score \<16.
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Preoperative lactate levels
Timeframe: The estimated period of time over which preoperative lactate levels are measured occur in the initial 2 hours aft
Time to surgery from admission
Timeframe: Time to surgery from admission in the hospital is defined as the event until initial orthopedic surgery occurred after admission. The time frame of measurement was 28 days until the event occurred.
Intraoperative complications
Timeframe: 28 days
Length of total hospital stay
Timeframe: Length of total hospital stay from admission in the hospital is defined as the time frame between admission and discharge. The time frame of collection until the event occurred was 180 days.
Discharge disposition
Timeframe: Time frame of collection until the event occurred was 180 days.