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Table 4 Postoperative complications in subgroup analysis

From: Association between preoperative lactate level and early complications after surgery for isolated extremity fracture

 

Odds ratio*

95% CI

OR waiting time

  
 

< 6 h

4.89

1.22-19.67

 

≥ 6 h

3.0

0.65-13.77

Type of fracture

  
 

Open fracture

0.62

0.05-7.31

 

Closed fracture

5.68

1.88-17.13

  1. CI = confidence interval, OR = operating room. *Multivariate logistic regression analysis to adjust for age, Injury Severity Score, fracture type (open vs. closed), Gustilo classification, and OR waiting time was conducted, in which odds ratio was calculated with low preoperative lactate as a reference
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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