Predicting the unpredictable: A retrospective cohort study to determine the accuracy of estimated operative duration in orthopedic surgery

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World J Orthop. Jun 18, 2026; 17(6): 120229
Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i6.120229

Table 1 Patient characteristics, n (%)/mean ± SD

Study data
Age (years)	34.8 ± 21.1
Gender
Male	107 (51.2)
Female	102 (48.8)
Method of surgery
Elective	187 (89.5)
Emergency	22 (10.5)
Patient medical status
Not known to have medical illness	102 (48.8)
HTN	6 (2.9)
DM	5 (2.4)
Multimorbidity	31 (14.8)
Others	65 (31.1)
Precision of surgical duration
Underestimated duration (> 30 minutes)	97 (46.4)
Overestimated duration (≤ 30 minutes)	112 (53.6)
Anesthesia duration in hours	3.60 ± 1.86
Intraoperative duration in hours	4.37 ± 2.76
Length of hospital stay in days	2.59 ± 1.64

HTN: Hypertension; DM: Diabetes mellitus.

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Citation: Alomran AK, Alossaif M, Abusultan A, Alhamal H, Albaiji D, Alkhunaizi L, Alhaddad S, Alharbi A. Predicting the unpredictable: A retrospective cohort study to determine the accuracy of estimated operative duration in orthopedic surgery. World J Orthop 2026; 17(6): 120229
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v17.i6.120229

Alomran AK, Alossaif M, Abusultan A, Alhamal H, Albaiji D, Alkhunaizi L, Alhaddad S, Alharbi A. Predicting the unpredictable: A retrospective cohort study to determine the accuracy of estimated operative duration in orthopedic surgery. World J Orthop 2026; 17(6): 120229 [DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i6.120229]

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