Surgical Stabilization of Severe Rib Fractures Decreases Incidence of Retained Hemothorax and Empyema

Surgical Stabilization of Severe Rib Fractures Decreases Incidence of Retained Hemothorax and Empyema [1]

This single institution study evaluated patients with traumatic rib fracture treated with rib fixation vs medical management; patients were propensity score matched. RF pts experienced a lower incidence of re-intervention for retained hemothorax, a lower incidence of empyema, and a lower incidence of readmision.

Source name:

American Journal of Surgery

Resource link:

http://www.americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-9610(15)00486-9/abstract [3]

Subspecialty(ies):

Thoracic [4]

Author(s):

Sarah Majercik, Sathya Vijayakumar, Griffin Olsen, Emily Wilson, Scott Gardner, Steven R. Granger, Don H. Van Boerum, Thomas W. White

Taxonomy2018 vocabulary term reference:

Lung & Mediastinal 9 [5]

Chest Wall 1 [6]