BACKGROUND: Traumatic flail chest injury is a potentially life threatening condition
traditionally treated with invasive mechanical ventilation to splint the chest wall. Longer-term …

Study objective Rib fractures (RF) are common injuries. Multiple analgesia strategies are
available for treatment of pain associated with RF. However, the optimal multimodal …

Background Thoracic injuries are common among trauma patients. Studies on trauma
patients with thoracic injuries have reported considerable differences in morbidity and …

Background: Rib fractures occur most commonly because of blunt thoracic trauma and occur
in up to 12% of all trauma patients. Adequate analgesia is paramount in enhancing …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of different peripheral nerve
blocks, compared to conventional methods (analgesics and epidural block), for pain relief in …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of a deep learning
system for the automatic diagnosis and classification of rib fractures. Methods This …

Background Blunt chest injury leads to significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this
study was to evaluate the effect of a multidisciplinary chest injury care bundle (ChIP) on …

Methods: This randomised, single-blinded, controlled pilot study was conducted on trauma
patients who had three or more rib fractures and had been admitted at a tertiary care centre …

Background Trauma clinical decision support systems improve adherence with evidence-
based practice but suffer from poor usability and the lack of a user-centered design. The …

Objectives Although rib fractures are a risk factor, not all rib fracture patients will develop
delayed hemothorax. This study aimed to evaluate risk factors which can identify rib fracture …