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cord-294294-66udu5y4	Bullock, Travis S.	Outpatient surgery in patients with ankle fractures minimises hospital admissions and utilisation of healthcare resources	2020-08-08		.txt	text/plain	3192	170	41	CONCLUSION: Strategic outpatient management of acute closed ankle fractures is associated with acceptable rates of unplanned emergency department visits, hospital readmissions, and SSIs. In the context of the recent SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, outpatient management of these injuries may aide in the mitigation of nosocomial infections and the preservation of finite healthcare resources. Our study data shows that outpatient surgical fixation represents a reasonable approach to these injuries, as we demonstrated acceptable rates of unplanned ED visits, hospital readmissions, and SSIs. Based on these findings, we suggest that a safe and properly implemented outpatient protocol may be beneficial in mitigating the risk of inpatient viral transmission, safeguarding frontline healthcare workers, and conserving finite resources. In this context, we would also like to emphasise the potential benefit of outpatient surgery for controlling nosocomial infections as it has been suggested that longer pre-operative admissions for surgical fixation of ankle fractures may increase rates, thereby increasing downstream resource utilisation and hospital staffing demands [5, 27] .	./cache/cord-294294-66udu5y4.txt	./txt/cord-294294-66udu5y4.txt