Safety and effectiveness of surgical fixation versus non-surgical methods for the treatment of flail chest in adult populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The objective of this systematic review is to compare the safety and efficacy of surgical fixation of rib fractures against non-surgical interventions for the treatment of flail chest in the adult population.

Methods

A search was performed on the 22nd of July 2020 to identify articles comparing surgical fixation versus clinical management for flail chest in adults, with a description of the outcome parameters (resource utility, mortality, adverse effects of the intervention and adverse progression in pulmonary status). Relevant randomised controlled trials were selected, their risk of bias assessed, and the data then extracted and analysed.

Results

157 patients were included from four studies in the analyses, with 79 and 78 patients in the surgical and non-sur

SUBMITTER: Apampa AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7866961 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature