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Investigation of the Effect of Age and Injury Severity on Short-term Intra-hospital Outcomes After Surgical Stabilized Rib Fractures
Sponsor: University Hospital Muenster
Summary
The study aims to investigate the effect of surgical stabilisation of rib fractures (SSRF) on clinical outcomes measured during the hospital stay (mortality, days on a mechanical ventilator, intensive care unit and hospital length of stay, rate of complications). Furthermore, the effect of the patients age and overall injury severity on the outcomes after SSRF will be investigated. We hypothesise that the combination of high age and high injury severity will lead to worse outcomes after SSRF.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
0 Years - 100 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
700
Start Date
2024-05-01
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2025-06-15
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Surgical stabilisation of rib fractures (SSRF)
Surgical stabilisation of rib fractures using any fixation technique (including but not limited to plate fixation, intramedullary fixation, wire fixation) via any operative approach (including but not limited to open external approach, minimally invasive approach, thoracoscopic approach, thoracotomy approach).
Non-operative management of rib fractures
Any supportive or specific treatment of rib fractures excluding surgical stabilisation of rib fractures. This includes, but is not limited to analgesia, physiotherapy, non-invasive ventilation, mechanical ventilation, oxygen-supplementation
Locations (1)
Department for trauma, hand and reconstructive surgery, University hospital Muenster
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany