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Comparison of time-efficiency of individually wrapped screws and sterile screw racks in distal radius fracture treatment.
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 2024 March 18
INTRODUCTION: Time-efficiency of individually wrapped screws versus screws in a screw rack is not well established.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a prospective single-center clinical study timing the interval between the surgeon asking and receiving a screw during plate and screw osteosynthesis of distal radius fractures. Patients were randomized for individually wrapped screws or screws in a screw rack. The study was conducted in a Level 1 Trauma Center and surgeries were performed between March and June 2023.
RESULTS: Average handling time for screws from a screw rack was 9 s (SD 5.5; range 3-28) and 22 s for individually wrapped screws (SD 6.1; range 6-38). This average difference of 13 s is significant (p < 0.0001).
CONCLUSION: There is a significant increase in handling time using individually wrapped screws over using a screw rack.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level I (therapeutic, randomized controlled trial).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a prospective single-center clinical study timing the interval between the surgeon asking and receiving a screw during plate and screw osteosynthesis of distal radius fractures. Patients were randomized for individually wrapped screws or screws in a screw rack. The study was conducted in a Level 1 Trauma Center and surgeries were performed between March and June 2023.
RESULTS: Average handling time for screws from a screw rack was 9 s (SD 5.5; range 3-28) and 22 s for individually wrapped screws (SD 6.1; range 6-38). This average difference of 13 s is significant (p < 0.0001).
CONCLUSION: There is a significant increase in handling time using individually wrapped screws over using a screw rack.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level I (therapeutic, randomized controlled trial).
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