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March 28, 2026Annals of Surgery0 citations

A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial on the Surgery of Fractured Ribs

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DADarwin AngANAvery NathensDNDonna Nayduch

Key Points

  • To assess the effectiveness of routine surgery for fractured ribs on patient outcomes compared to selective surgery.
  • Conducted a multicenter randomized controlled trial
  • Compared routine surgery against selective surgery practices
  • Measured hospitalization duration and pneumonia rates along with quality of life improvements
  • Routine surgery did not shorten ICU stays
  • Patients experienced longer overall hospitalization
  • Increase in pneumonia cases was observed
  • Quality of life and pain improved significantly for those receiving surgery

Abstract

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.

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Ang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c772158bbfbc51511e2514https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000007053
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