biostudies-literatureUnknown477(1)Liang YS<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 usinClinical orthopaedics and related research193-205https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6345288biostudies-literatureDoes Surgery Reduce the Risk of Complications Among Patients with Multiple Rib Fractures? A Meta-analysis.PMC6345288Liang YSYu KCWong CSTiong TYKao YTam KWfalseDoes Surgery Reduce the Risk of Complications Among Patients with Multiple Rib Fractures? A Meta-analysis.<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 usin2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Jan2025-06-01T12:40:40.863Z2025-06-01T12:40:40.863ZS-EPMC63452883024722810.1097/corr.000000000000049510.1097/CORR.0000000000000495