Resource Utilization for Patients With Distal Radius Fractures in a Pediatric Emergency Department

• Published in: JAMA network open Vol. 3; no. 2; p. e1921202
• Main Authors: Orland, Keith J, Boissonneault, Adam, Schwartz, Andrew M, Goel, Rahul, Bruce, Jr, Robert W, Fletcher, Nicholas D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Medical Association 05.02.2020
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Closed reduction; Fractures; Pediatrics

Improvement of clinician understanding of acceptable deformity in pediatric distal radius fractures is needed. To assess how often children younger than 10 years undergo a potentially unnecessary closed reduction using procedural sedation in the emergency department for distal radial metaphyseal fra...