• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Dec 2024

    Does the treatment modality affect nosocomial pneumonia and other in-hospital outcomes in patients with combined injuries to the ribs and clavicle? A propensity score weighted analysis of a retrospective cohort.

    • Tim Kobes, Mark C P M van Baal, and Marilyn Heng.
    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School Orthopedic Trauma Initiative, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. t.kobes-2@umcutrecht.nl.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2024 Dec 21; 145 (1): 8181.

    ObjectiveWhat is the effect of surgical or conservative treatment on the in-hospital outcomes of patients with combined fractures of the clavicle and ribs?DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingTwo level-1 trauma centers and academic teaching hospitals in Boston, Massachusetts.PatientsAll adult patients with a clavicle fracture and ≥3 rib fractures admitted from 2016 to 2021.InterventionNone.Main Outcome MeasurementsNosocomial pneumonia, hospital length-of-stay (HLOS), ICU length-of-stay (ILOS), days on mechanical ventilation (DMV).Results252 patients were included (212 conservative, 40 surgical; median age 62 years, 67% male). The median ISS and GCS scores were 17 and 15, respectively. Thirty-seven patients developed nosocomial pneumonia. For clavicle fixation (n = 26), the OR for pneumonia was 0.3 (95% CI 0.0-2.2), ILOS had a ß-coefficient of -2.6 (95% CI -5.9-0.8), and DMV a ß-coefficient of -3.6 (95% CI -12.0-4.8). For rib plating (n = 10), the OR for pneumonia was 1.4 (95% CI 0.2-8.6), HLOS had a ß-coefficient of 4.9 (95% CI -1.6-11.5), and ILOS a ß-coefficient of 4.1 (95% CI -0.4-8.6). For both surgeries (n = 4), the CIs were wide.ConclusionClavicle fixation in patients with combined injuries of the clavicle and ribs did not improve nor worsen in-hospital outcomes; the orthopedic surgeon should make a patient-tailored treatment decision. Rib plating did not improve in-hospital outcomes in non-flail patients with a concomitant clavicle fracture. Guidelines on non-flail rib plating could profit from these findings in combination with previous and additional research.Level Of EvidenceLevel III, Therapeutic Study.© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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