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

Table 3 Postoperative complications and secondary outcomes

		High-lactate group	Low-lactate group	Odds ratio	95% CI	p value
Postoperative complication, n (%)
	Unadjusted	10/47 (21.3%)	13/140 (9.3%)	2.64	1.07–6.50	0.04
	Adjusted*			3.65	1.37–9.74	0.01
Length of hospital stay, days (IQR)		15.8 [7–21]	17.1 [8–23]			0.78
Survival at discharge, death, n (%)		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)			N/A

CI = confidence interval, N/A = not applicable, IQR = interquartile range. *Multivariate logistic regression analysis of age, Injury Severity Score, and fracture type (open vs. closed) was conducted

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