Comparison of Day-time and Night-time Operations of Supracondylar Humeral Fractures

Istanbul University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Supracondylar Fracture; Morbidity

Treatments: Procedure: Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04694469

2019/266

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate that performing supracondylar humerus fracture operations during daylight hours may have better results than performing them at night.

Full description

Supracondylar humerus fractures are one of the most common traumatic fractures seen in children and their treatment usually requires immediate closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP). The presence of neurovascular complications associated with this fracture is considered an orthopedic emergency. For this reason, depending on the patient's operation time, the procedure should be performed at night under emergency conditions. Sleep deprivation, which is common in healthcare professionals, may affect patient safety due to disruptions in treatments and surgical procedures by reducing physician performance.

Enrollment: 82 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged 5 to 12 years
• had supracondylar humeral fractures,
• underwent CRPP
• under general anaesthesia
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I to III

Exclusion criteria

• Surgical procedures outside the operating room
• parental refusing the study protocol

Trial design

82 participants in 2 patient groups

Group Day

Description:

operated at 07:30 AM - 06:30 PM

Treatment:

Procedure: Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP)

Group Night

Description:

operated at 06:30 PM - 07:30 AM

Treatment:

Procedure: Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP)