Observational studyWorld journal of emergency surgery : WJES2020
Nonintubated minimally invasive chest wall stabilization for multiple rib fractures: a prospective, single-arm study.
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- Clinical outcome analysis for surgical fixation versus conservative treatment on rib fractures: a systematic evaluation and meta-analysis.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Pooled it
- Paravertebral block analgesia during surgical stabilization for rib fractures patients under conscious state: a single-arm, pilot study and post-hoc analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Trial
- Comparative clinical study of total thoracoscopic surgery and thoracoscopy-assisted small-incision surgery for multiple rib fractures.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Short-term follow-up of single-port thoracoscopic rib fracture reduction and internal fixation for the treatment of multiple rib fractures.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2024Review
- Comparative study of wound outcomes and surgical strategies: Internal fixation versus external stabilization in rib fracture patients with traumatic chest wounds.International wound journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundNonintubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery has been widely reported in the past decade, while nonintubated chest wall stabilization has not been reported previously. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of nonintubated minimally invasive chest wall stabilization in patients with multiple rib fractures.
methodsWe conducted a prospective, single-arm, observational study. In this prospective study, 20 consecutive patients with multiple rib fractures were treated using nonintubated minimally invasive chest wall stabilization.
resultsMinimally invasive chest wall stabilization was mostly performed for lateral rib fractures in this study (n = 8). The mean operation time was 92.5 min, and the mean blood loss was 49 ml. No patient required conversion to tracheal intubation. The mean extubation time of the laryngeal mask was 8.9 min; the mean postoperative fasting time was 6.1 h; the mean postoperative hospital stay was 6.2 days; the mean amount of postoperative drainage was 97.5 ml; the mean postoperative pain score was 2.9 points at 6 h, 2.8 points at 12 h, and 3.0 points at 24 h; and the mean postoperative nausea and vomiting score was 1.9 points at 6 h, 1.8 points at 12 h, and 1.7 points at 24 h.
conclusionsNonintubated minimally invasive chest wall stabilization is safe and feasible in carefully selected patients. Further studies with a large sample size are warranted.
trial registrationChiCTR1900025698 . Registered on 5 September 2019.
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