Outcomes after surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) have not been studied in patients with multiple rib fractures and traumatic brain injury (TBI). We hypothesized that SSRF, as compared with nonoperative management, is associated with favorable outcomes in patients with TBI. ⋯ Therapeutic, level IV.
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From the Trauma Research Unit, Department of Surgery (J.T.H.P., E.M.M.V.L., M.H.J.V., M.M.E.W.), Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Surgery (F.A.-O.)... more , HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona; Division of Trauma, Emergency General Surgery, Critical Care Surgery, Department of Surgery (Z.M.B.), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska; Department of Surgery (E.-C.C.), Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Section of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery (J.C., J.D.F.), Stanford University, Stanford, California; Department of Trauma Surgery/Critical Care (D.B.C., T.N.), Mercer University School of Medicine, The Medical Center Navicent Health, Macon, Georgia; HealthPartners Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (P.A.C.), Bloomington; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (P.A.C.), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (P.A.C.), Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota; Department of Surgery (W.B.D., D.G.H.), Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Surgery (A.R.D., B.G.), Saint Francis Hospital, Hartfort, Connecticut; Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery (E.A.E., S.L.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; Department of Surgery (D.R.F., A.G.M.), UNLV School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada; Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery (C.H., G.R.S.), Wright State University/Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio; Department of Surgery (A.J.K., P.P.), Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas; Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery (H.-J.K., Y.-H.S.), National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsinchu City, Taiwan; Department of Surgery (K.N.L.), Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado; CJOB Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (S.F.M.), The Alfred, Melbourne; Department of Surgery (S.F.M.), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (T.D.O.), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (T.D.O.), Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota; Department of Surgery (A.P.R.), Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Trauma/Burn (V.S.), John H Stronger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Surgery (J.W.), University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, Texas; Department of Surgery (F.M.P.), Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado. less
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Mar 1; 90 (3): 492-500.