Can Open Hand Injuries Wait for Their Surgery in a Tertiary Hospital?

 Open hand injuries are routinely admitted and planned for surgery acutely, competing with other surgical emergencies. This retrospective study aims to evaluate if a delay in timing to surgery for open hand injuries led to an increased rate of infection.  All patients who sustained open hand injuries and underwent semi-emergent day surgery from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016 were included.