Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	92469
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Case Control Study
Article Title	Outcomes of early versus late irrigation and debridement of pediatric open long bone fractures
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Riya Savla, Yen-Hong Kuo and Nasim Ahmed
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Nasim Ahmed http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8347-0726
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Corresponding Author	Nasim Ahmed, FACS, Chief Doctor, Full Professor, Department of Surgery, Department of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, 1945 State Rt. 33, Neptune, NJ 07754, United States. nasim.ahmed@hmhn.org
Key Words	Pediatric trauma; Open tibia fracture; Irrigation and debridement; Timing of intervention; Surgical site infection
Core Tip	Using the National Trauma Quality Improvement Project of 2019, data from 390 pediatric patients with open long bone fractures showed no significant difference in the rate of surgical site infection when irrigation and drainage was done within 8 hours vs between 8 hours and 24 hours.
Publish Date	2024-06-13 02:30
Citation	<p>Savla R, Kuo YH, Ahmed N. Outcomes of early versus late irrigation and debridement of pediatric open long bone fractures. <i>World J Orthop</i> 2024; 15(6): 539-546</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v15/i6/539.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v15.i6.539

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