Open AccessInpatient Versus Outpatient Treatment of Gartland Type II Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: A Cost and Safety Comparison
Author(s) -
Christopher A Makarewich,
Alan K. Stotts,
Minkyoung Yoo,
Richard E. Nelson,
David L. Rothberg
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of pediatric orthopaedics/journal of pediatric orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.318
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1539-2570
pISSN - 0271-6798
DOI - 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001442
Subject(s) - medicine , neurovascular bundle , cohort , surgery , retrospective cohort study , humerus , multivariate analysis , perioperative , univariate analysis , prospective cohort study
In an effort to increase health care value, there has been a recent focus on the transition of traditionally inpatient procedures to an outpatient setting. We hypothesized that in the treatment of Gartland extension type II supracondylar humerus fractures (SCHF), outpatient surgery can be performed safely and with similar clinical and radiographic outcomes compared with urgent inpatient treatment with an overall reduction in cost.