A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial on the Surgery of Fractured Ribs
Darwin Ang·Stan Kurek·Donna Nayduch·Jessica Brady·Huazhi Liu·Jonathan D. Sugimoto·Adel Elkbuli·Jason Clark·Mark McKenney·Avery Nathens
Routine SSRF did not reduce ICU stay and was associated with longer hospitalization and more pneumonia but yielded clinically meaningful quality-of-life and pain improvements. Findings support selective rather than routine SSRF.Keywords.