RecruitingNCT06464302

Investigation of the Effect of Age and Injury Severity on Short-term Intra-hospital Outcomes After Surgical Stabilized Rib Fractures


Sponsor

University Hospital Muenster

Enrollment

700 participants

Start Date

May 1, 2024

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

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.


Eligibility

Min Age: 0 YearsMax Age: 100 Years

Inclusion Criteria3

  • Patients of the University Hospital Muenster
  • Coded serial rib fractures (ICD S22.4 and S22.5)
  • Treatment for the rib fractures between 2019 and 2023

Exclusion Criteria1

  • pathological rib fractures (due to suspected malignancy)

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Interventions

PROCEDURESurgical 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).

OTHERNon-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

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