Comparing Plastic Surgeon Versus Orthopedic Surgeon Outcomes Following Distal Upper Extremity Amputations: A Study of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Database.

Autor:	Du JY; Department of Orthopedics, University Hospitals/Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.; MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA., Wang JH; Department of Orthopedics, University Hospitals/Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA., Coquillard CL; Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals/Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA., Kumar AR; Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals/Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA., Malone KJ; Department of Orthopedics, University Hospitals/Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) [Plast Surg (Oakv)] 2021 May; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 110-117. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 10.
DOI:	10.1177/2292550320947834
Abstrakt:	Background: Both plastic and orthopedic surgeons manage care for urgent/emergent hand conditions. It is unclear if surgeon specialty affects patient outcomes of these cases. The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in 30-day perioperative outcomes between plastic and orthopedic surgeons following distal upper extremity amputations. Methods: Patients who underwent distal upper extremity amputations between 2005 and 2016 were identified within the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database using Current Procedural Terminology ( CPT ) codes. Differences in operative procedures, patient demographics, patient comorbidities, and 30-day perioperative complications were compared between orthopedic and plastic surgeons by univariate analysis. A Bonferroni correction was applied to account for multiple comparisons of complications. Results: A total of 1583 cases met inclusion criteria. Orthopedic surgeons performed 981 cases (62.0%) and plastic surgeons performed 602 cases (38.0%). Finger amputations comprised the majority of procedures for both orthopedic and plastic surgeons (95.5% and 94.4%, respectively). Orthopedic surgeons had a lower operative time (41.7 ± 36.2 minutes vs 47.1 ± 40.9 minutes, P = .008). There were no differences in proportion of emergency surgery, inpatients, or wound class. There were no differences in age, gender, or body mass index. The most common indications for amputation were trauma, gangrene, and osteomyelitis. There were no differences between surgical specialties in 18 30-day perioperative complications assessed, including death, reoperation, surgical site infection, or wound dehiscence. Conclusions: Plastic and orthopedic surgeons achieved equivalent outcomes comparing 30-day perioperative complications following upper extremity amputations. These results support that both orthopedic and plastic surgeons provide similar quality distal upper extremity amputation care. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. (© 2020 The Author(s).)
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