Risk Factors for Unplanned Returns to the Operating Room in Pediatric Trauma Patients.

Jessica L SeaAreg GrigorianLourdes SwentekTheresa ChinLaura F GoodmanYigit GunerJeffry Nahmias

Published in: The American surgeon (2023)

The incidence of uROR was <1% for PTPs. However, patients requiring uROR had increased LOS and associated risk of death compared to those without uROR. Predictors of uROR included gunshot wounds and injuries to the rectum and brain. Patients with these risk factors should be counseled with efforts made to improve care for these high-risk populations.

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