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

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

PurposeIn 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 thi...

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Main Authors: L. Becker, S. Schulz-Drost, C. Spering, A. Franke, M. Dudda, O. Kamp, R. Lefering, G. Matthes, D. Bieler, on behalf of the Committee on Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care and Trauma Management (Sektion NIS) of the German Trauma Society (DGU)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
rib stabilization
chest trauma
rib fracture
multiple trauma
SSRF
thoracic trauma
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.852097/full

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