{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["477(1)"],"submitter":["Liang YS"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Multiple rib fractures are common in trauma patients, who are prone to trauma-associated complications. Surgical or nonsurgical interventions for the aforementioned conditions remain controversial.<h4>Questions/purposes</h4>The purpose of our study was to perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the clinical prognosis of surgical fixation of multiple rib fractures in terms of (1) hospital-related endpoints (including duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU length of stay [LOS] and hospital LOS), (2) complications, (3) pulmonary function, and (4) pain scores.<h4>Methods</h4>We screened PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases for randomized and prospective studies published before January 2018. Individual effect sizes were standardized; the pooled effect size was calculated usin"],"journal":["Clinical orthopaedics and related research"],"pagination":["193-205"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6345288"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Does Surgery Reduce the Risk of Complications Among Patients with Multiple Rib Fractures? A Meta-analysis."],"pmcid":["PMC6345288"],"pubmed_authors":["Liang YS","Yu KC","Wong CS","Tiong TY","Kao Y","Tam KW"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Does Surgery Reduce the Risk of Complications Among Patients with Multiple Rib Fractures? A Meta-analysis.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Multiple rib fractures are common in trauma patients, who are prone to trauma-associated complications. Surgical or nonsurgical interventions for the aforementioned conditions remain controversial.<h4>Questions/purposes</h4>The purpose of our study was to perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the clinical prognosis of surgical fixation of multiple rib fractures in terms of (1) hospital-related endpoints (including duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU length of stay [LOS] and hospital LOS), (2) complications, (3) pulmonary function, and (4) pain scores.<h4>Methods</h4>We screened PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases for randomized and prospective studies published before January 2018. Individual effect sizes were standardized; the pooled effect size was calculated usin","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019 Jan","modification":"2025-06-01T12:40:40.863Z","creation":"2025-06-01T12:40:40.863Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6345288","cross_references":{"pubmed":["30247228"],"doi":["10.1097/corr.0000000000000495","10.1097/CORR.0000000000000495"]}}