TY - JOUR
T1 - Editorial Commentary
T2 - Slow and Steady or Quick and Slick: What Really Wins the Race Between Operative Time and Shoulder Surgery Complications?
AU - Flatow, Evan L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Arthroscopy Association of North America
PY - 2018/2
Y1 - 2018/2
N2 - Studies have shown in many disciplines that longer operative times are correlated with increased complications. Recent research has shown that increased shoulder arthroscopy procedure time is associated with adverse short-term outcomes, especially infections and overnight hospital stay. This may be because longer operating time is a proxy for surgical difficulty or complexity, but it may be that operative time is itself a causative factor. Further study is warranted to see if reducing operative times may not only reduce costs but also improve quality, improving value in both the numerator and denominator.
AB - Studies have shown in many disciplines that longer operative times are correlated with increased complications. Recent research has shown that increased shoulder arthroscopy procedure time is associated with adverse short-term outcomes, especially infections and overnight hospital stay. This may be because longer operating time is a proxy for surgical difficulty or complexity, but it may be that operative time is itself a causative factor. Further study is warranted to see if reducing operative times may not only reduce costs but also improve quality, improving value in both the numerator and denominator.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85041323391&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.09.031
DO - 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.09.031
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 29413184
AN - SCOPUS:85041323391
SN - 0749-8063
VL - 34
SP - 369
EP - 370
JO - Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
JF - Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
IS - 2
ER -