| Title |
Predisposing factors for early infection in patients with open fractures and proposal for a risk score
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, February 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10195-015-0345-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marcos Almeida Matos, Lucynara Gomes Lima, Luiz Antonio Alcântara de Oliveira |
| Abstract |
The primary goals of orthopedic treatment of open fractures are to prevent infection, stabilize bone injury and restore limb function. The objective of the current study was to identify risk factors associated with infection in patients suffering from open fractures, using the strength of association of these factors to propose a score that enables risk stratification in initial care. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 69 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Argentina | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 66 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 14% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Researcher | 5 | 7% |
| Professor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 14 | 20% |
| Unknown | 17 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 54% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 1% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 19 | 28% |