Comparing the Relative Value of Elective and Traumatic Hand Surgery Procedures
Despite the complexity and urgency of trauma procedures, the authors found a significantly lower average wRVU/min rate for traumatic compared with elective hand surgical procedures. These results highlight the need for discussion of RVU valuation of traumatic hand surgical procedures.
Authors
- Keenan S. Fine
- Caroline C. Bay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1059-9961)
- Olivia S. Chao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2973-9840)
- Armin Edalatpour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6283-6581)
- Brett F. Michelotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6166-1836)
- Robert E. George
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000012191
- Primary Topic
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00