Comparison of minimally invasive surgery for non-flail chest rib fractures: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate therapeutic efficacy of minimally invasive and small incision surgery [minimally invasive surgery (MIS)] in patients with non-flail chest rib fractures through a prospective cohort study.

Methods

This study included 98 patients with non-flail chest rib fractures (≥3 displaced fractures) and 66 patients undergoing MIS served as the experimental group and 32 patients receiving conservative treatment served as the matched control group. Pain index and indicators of pulmonary function [vital capacity (VC); forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1); peak expiratory flow (PEF)] for the two groups were assessed and compared at the time of admission and before discharge. In addition, duration of pain, time required for the patient to regain the ability to

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7399395 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature