Outcomes of Surgical Rib Plating: A Case Series.
| Autor: | Wallace EG; General Surgery, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, USA., Miller J; Surgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA., Azani D; General Surgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA., McCague A; Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Mar 03; Vol. 16 (3), pp. e55446. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 03 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.55446 |
| Abstrakt: | Rib fractures are a common result of blunt thoracic trauma. Complications of rib fractures include pneumothorax, hemothorax, respiratory failure, and death. The conservative management of rib fractures has been the mainstay of care with surgical rib fixation as a secondary management only performed in complicated flail segments. The purpose of this retrospective study is to describe the outcomes of six patients who underwent surgical rib fixation following a traumatic injury at a Level 1 trauma center. All care for these cases was performed at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, CA. On average, patients stayed 12.3 total days in the hospital and 4.6 in the intensive care unit. Out of the six patients, only one required prolonged respiratory support eventually resulting in respiratory failure and death. This retrospective study on surgical rib fixation highlights the importance of early surgical intervention and the need for more general and trauma surgeons to be familiar with the procedure itself. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2024, Wallace et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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