[HTML][HTML] What is the optimal timing to perform surgical stabilization of rib fractures?

JTH Prins, MME Wijffels, FM Pieracci - Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The practice of surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) for severe chest wall injury has
exponentially increased over the last decade due to improved outcomes as compared to …

Complications and outcome after rib fracture fixation: a systematic review

J Peek, RB Beks, F Hietbrink, M Heng… - Journal of Trauma …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND In recent years, there has been a growing interest in operative treatment for
multiple rib fractures and flail chest. However, to date, there is no comprehensive study that …

A multicenter, prospective, controlled clinical trial of surgical stabilization of rib fractures in patients with severe, nonflail fracture patterns (Chest Wall Injury Society …

FM Pieracci, K Leasia, Z Bauman… - Journal of Trauma …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND The efficacy of surgical stabilization of rib fracture (SSRF) in patients without
flail chest has not been studied specifically. We hypothesized that SSRF improves outcomes …

Rib fixation: who, what, when?

M De Moya, R Nirula, W Biffl - Trauma surgery & acute care open, 2017 - tsaco.bmj.com
Rib fractures are among the most common traumatic injury found in∼ 20% of all patients
who suffer thoracic trauma. The majority of these are a result of a blunt mechanism and are …

[HTML][HTML] Completely thoracoscopic surgical stabilization of rib fractures: can it be done and is it worth it?

FM Pieracci - Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) is now a common operation at most high-
volume trauma centers. Increased experience with the procedure has spawned a variety of …

Development of a blunt chest injury care bundle: an integrative review

S Kourouche, T Buckley, B Munroe, K Curtis - Injury, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Blunt chest injuries (BCI) are associated with high rates of morbidity and
mortality. There are many interventions for BCI which may be able to be combined as a care …

Characteristics of hardware failure in patients undergoing surgical stabilization of rib fractures: A Chest Wall Injury Society multicenter study

B Sarani, R Allen, FM Pieracci, AR Doben… - Journal of Trauma …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) is increasingly used for severe
rib fractures/flail chest. There are no reports discussing mechanisms of failure of implanted …

The chest wall injury society recommendations for reporting studies of surgical stabilization of rib fractures

FM Pieracci, S Schubl, M Gasparri, P Delaplain… - Injury, 2021 - Elsevier
Background: Publications investigating the efficacy of surgical stabilization of rib fractures
(SSRF) have increased exponentially. However, there is currently no standardized reporting …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of hardware failure in surgical stabilization of rib fractures: who, what, when, where, and why?

J Choi, A Kaghazchi, B Sun, A Woodward… - Journal of Surgical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) is increasingly used to reduce
pulmonary complications and death among patients with rib fractures. However, the five Ws …

Surgical site infection after surgical stabilization of rib fractures: rare but morbid

JTH Prins, K Leasia, MB Dull, RA Lawless… - Surgical …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: Although surgical stabilization for rib fractures (SSRF) has been adopted
widely over the past decade, little information is available regarding the prevalence and …