Outcomes after fixation of rib fractures sustained during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A retrospective single center analysis

BackgroundHistorically rib fractures have been typically treated non-operatively. Recent studies showed promising results after osteosynthesis of rib fractures in trauma patients with flail segments or multiple rib fractures. However, there is a paucity of data on rib fixation after cardiopulmonary...

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Main Authors: Nicole Maria van Veelen, Lea Buenter, Valérie Kremo, Jesse Peek, Alfred Leiser, Peter Kestenholz, Reto Babst, Frank Joseph Paulus Beeres, Fabrizio Minervini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1120399/full