Reducing routine laboratory tests in patients with isolated extremity fractures: a prospective safety and feasibility study in 246 patients

Table 2 Perioperative outcomes of 246 orthopaedic trauma patients eligible for a limited laboratory assessment protocol

Outcomes	All, n (%) (n = 246)	Protocol Group, n (%) (n = 201)	Non-Protocol Group, n (%)		P Value
Outcomes	All, n (%) (n = 246)	Protocol Group, n (%) (n = 201)	Provider Error (n = 24)	Medically Excluded (n = 21)	P Value
RBC transfusion	2 (0.8)	2 (1.0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	–
LOS	2.3 ± 1.6^a	2.3 ± 1.6^a	2.2 ± 1.5^a	2.9 ± 2.0^a	0.251
30-day complication not requiring readmission	7 (2.8)	6 (3.0)	1 (4.0)	0 (0)	0.513
30-day unexpected readmission	6 (2.4)	4 (2.0)	0 (0)	2 (9.5)	0.135
CBC or BMP saved	778 (69)	712 (80)	31 (29)	35 (29)	–

Abbreviations: BMP basic metabolic panel, CBC complete blood count, RBC red blood cell, LOS length of hospital stay
^aData presented as mean ± standard deviation

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