Table 2 Operative procedure details
Operative procedure detail | Type | Level or scale |
|---|---|---|
Lead surgeon grade | Categorical | Consultant; associate specialist; specialist trainee; other |
Number of surgeons | Continuous | NA |
Wound limb | Binary | Right; left |
Wound location | Categorical | Hip; femur; patella; tibia; foot |
How fixed | Categorical | Nail; plate and screws; wire/tension band wires; half-pin; fine pin; other |
How closed | Categorical | Interrupted sutures; skin clips; subcuticular suture; any skin closure used; steristrips; glue; other |
Intra-operative complications | Binary | Yes; no |
If yes what | Categorical | Nerve injury; vascular injury; tendon injury; extension of fracture; other |
Any other surgery | Binary | Yes; no |
If yes what | Categorical | Head; chest; abdomen; pelvis; spine; upper limbs; ipsilateral limb; contralateral limb |
Prophylactic antibiotics | Binary | Yes; no |
Duration of operation | Continuous | Minutes |