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Timely hospital admission inaccessible in low/middle income countries for open fracture patients

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April 2020

Timely hospital admission inaccessible in low/middle income countries for open fracture patients

Vol: 9| Issue: 4| Number:20| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Delays in hospital admissions in patients with fractures across 18 low-income and middle-income countries (INORMUS): a prospective observational study

. 2020 ;():. 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30067-X

Contributing Authors:
P Pouramin CS Li JW Busse S Sprague PJ Devereaux J Jagnoor R Ivers M Bhandari INORMUS Investigators

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The authors performed a large, multi-centre prospective observational study in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). All adults presenting with a fracture or dislocation of the appendicular skeleton and spine were included. The study was performed across 49 hospitals in 18 countries in five different regions of Asia and Africa. Delays to admission were considered to be >2 hours for open fractu...

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