ArticleWorld journal of emergency surgery : WJES2025
Clinical outcomes of rib fracture stabilization and conservative treatment in a high-volume Asian trauma center: a propensity score-matched retrospective study.
Article in World journal of emergency surgery : WJES, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07243808 (Comparison of Mixed Reality and Ultrasound Localization Techniques for Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Comparison of Mixed Reality and Ultrasound Localization Techniques for Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures
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- 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
- An Overview of Meta-Analyses on the Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures in Adults: A Narrative Umbrella Review (2020-2025).Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Development of the ERATbi App, a Clinical Decision Support System for Early Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury in the ICU: Usability Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Long-term quality of life and chronic pain after surgical vs. non-operative treatment of rib fractures: systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- High Mortality and Medical Costs in Geriatric Trauma Patients: Surgical Treatment and Risk Factors from a Retrospective Cohort Study at a Level I Trauma Center.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundRib fractures are common chest wall injuries with conservative treatment and surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) as treatment options. We retrospectively compared the efficacy and long-term prognosis of conservative treatment and SSRF as treatment options for rib fractures.
methodsThis retrospective study was conducted at a single trauma center in Taiwan. The study population comprised patients with rib fractures who underwent conservative treatment or SSRF at the National Taiwan University Hospital between 2017 and 2022. We analyzed the outcomes between the operative and non-operative groups, including the length of intensive care unit and hospital stays, pain scales at admission and follow-up, and post-operative complication rates.
resultsOf the 217 patients with rib fractures in this study, 103 received SSRF, and 114 received conservative treatment. Patients in the operative group had worse consciousness statuses and higher injury severity scores than those in the non-operative group. In addition, patients in the operative group had more preoperative chest complications than those in the non-operative group. Regarding outcomes and long-term prognoses, patients in the operative group had longer intensive care unit and hospital stays than those in the non-operative group; however, patients in the operative group had better recovery quality than those in the non-operative group.
conclusionsOur study showed that, in patients who meet the surgical indications, SSRF is an effective and safe way to relieve acute pain after thoracic injury and achieve better recovery and quality of life after surgical intervention.
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