Effectiveness of surgical fixation for rib fractures in relation to its timing: a retrospective Japanese nationwide study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The effectiveness of surgical rib fixation is currently controversial, partly because of differences in timing. We used a Japanese nationwide database to investigate the effectiveness of surgical rib fixation in relation to its timing.

Methods

We used the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database to identify patients with rib fractures who underwent mechanical ventilation from 1 July 2010 to 31 March 2018. We performed overlap weight analysis to compare in-hospital outcomes between patients who had and had not undergone surgical rib fixation within 3, 6 or 10 days after admission. The primary outcomes were duration of mechanical ventilation and post-rib fixation length of hospital stay. The secondary outcomes were tracheostomy, post-admission pneumonia and al

SUBMITTER: Otaka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7673683 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature