ArticleFrontiers in surgery2022
Impact of Time of Surgery on the Outcome after Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures in Severely Injured Patients with Severe Chest Trauma-A Matched-Pairs Analysis of the German Trauma Registry.
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- The effectiveness of early surgical stabilization for multiple rib fractures: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Trial
- A study on the optimal timing for Rib fracture surgery: A report from a single center is earlier surgery always better?Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Chest Wall Injury Society guidelines for surgical stabilization of rib fractures: Indications, contraindications, and timing.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery · 2025Article
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- Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2024Review
- [Surgical reconstruction of chest wall instability : Indications, contraindications and timing of surgery].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- [Complications after conservative vs. operative treatment of severe thoracic trauma].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Time to surgical stabilization of rib fractures: does it impact outcomes?Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2024Article
- Door to door in 24: factors that allow surgical stabilization of rib fractures within 24 hours of admission.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
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Abstract
Purpose: In severely injured patients with multiple rib fractures, the beneficial effect of surgical stabilization is still unknown. The existing literature shows divergent results, and the indication and especially the right timing of an operation are the subject of a broad discussion. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of the time point of surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) on the outcome in a multicenter database with special regard to the duration of ventilation, intensive care, and overall hospital stay. Methods: Data from the TraumaRegister DGU collected between 2010 and 2019 were used to evaluate patients above 16 years of age with severe rib fractures [Abbreviated Injury Score (AIS) ≥ 3] who received an SSRF in a matched-pairs analysis. In this matched-pairs analysis, we compared the effects of an early SSRF within 48 h after initial trauma vs. late SSRF 3-10 days after trauma. Results: After the selection process, we were able to find 142 matched pairs for further evaluation. Early SSRF was associated with a significantly shorter length of stay in the intensive care unit (16.2 days vs. 12.7 days, Conclusions: We were able to determine the significant beneficial effects of early SSRF resulting in a shorter intensive care unit stay and a shorter length of stay in hospital and additionally a trend to a shorter time on mechanical ventilation.
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