Association of Overlapping Surgery With Increased Risk for Complications Following Hip Surgery: A Population-Based, Matched Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Overlapping surgery, also known as double-booking, refers to a controversial practice in which a single attending surgeon supervises 2 or more operations, in different operating rooms, at the same time.

Objective

To determine if overlapping surgery is associated with greater risk for complications following surgical treatment for hip fracture and arthritis.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a retrospective population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada (population, 13.6 million), for the years 2009 to 2014. There was 1 year of follow-up. This study encompassed 2 large cohorts. The "hip fracture" cohort captured all persons older than 60 years who underwent surgery for a hip fracture during the study period. The "total hip arthroplasty" (THA) coho

SUBMITTER: Ravi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5833499 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature