Early surgical stabilization of rib fractures for flail chest is associated with improved patient outcomes: An ACS-TQIP review.
Journal
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
ISSN: 2163-0763
Titre abrégé: J Trauma Acute Care Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101570622
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Date de publication:
01 04 2023
01 04 2023
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2023
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2023
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2023
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Résumé
Rib fractures are a common in thoracic trauma. Increasingly, patients with flail chest are being treated with surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF). We performed a retrospective review of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program database to determine if there was a difference in outcomes between patients undergoing early SSRF (≤3 days) versus late SSRF (>3 days). Patients with flail chest in Trauma Quality Improvement Program were identified by CPT code, assessing those who underwent SSRF between 2017 and 2019. We excluded those younger than 18 years and Abbreviated Injury Scale head severity scores greater than 3. Patients were grouped based on SSRF before and after hospital Day 3. These patients were case matched based on age, Injury Severity Score, Abbreviated Injury Scale head and chest, body mass index, Glasgow Coma Scale, and five modified frailty index. All data were examined using χ2, one-way analysis of variance, and Fisher's exact test within SPSS version 28.0. For 3 years, 20,324 patients were noted to have flail chest, and 3,345 (16.46%) of these patients underwent SSRF. After case matching, 209 patients were found in each group. There were no significant differences between reported major comorbidities. Patients with early SSRF had fewer unplanned intubations (6.2% vs. 12.0%; p = 0.04), fewer median ventilator days (6 days Q1: 3 to Q3: 10.5 vs. 9 Q1: 4.25 to Q3: 14; p = 0.01), shorter intensive care unit length of stay (6 days Q1: 4 to Q3: 11 vs. 11 Q1: 6 to Q3: 17; p < 0.01), and hospital length of stay (15 days Q1: 11.75 to Q3: 22.25 vs. 20 Q1: 15.25 - Q3: 27, p < 0.01. Early plating was associated with lower rates of deep vein thrombosis and ventilator-acquired pneumonia. In trauma-accredited centers, patients with flail chest who underwent early SSRF (<3 days) had better outcomes, including fewer unplanned intubations, decreased ventilator days, shorter intensive care unit LOS and HLOS, and fewer DVTs, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Therapeutic/Care Management; Level IV.
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BACKGROUND
Rib fractures are a common in thoracic trauma. Increasingly, patients with flail chest are being treated with surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF). We performed a retrospective review of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program database to determine if there was a difference in outcomes between patients undergoing early SSRF (≤3 days) versus late SSRF (>3 days).
METHODS
Patients with flail chest in Trauma Quality Improvement Program were identified by CPT code, assessing those who underwent SSRF between 2017 and 2019. We excluded those younger than 18 years and Abbreviated Injury Scale head severity scores greater than 3. Patients were grouped based on SSRF before and after hospital Day 3. These patients were case matched based on age, Injury Severity Score, Abbreviated Injury Scale head and chest, body mass index, Glasgow Coma Scale, and five modified frailty index. All data were examined using χ2, one-way analysis of variance, and Fisher's exact test within SPSS version 28.0.
RESULTS
For 3 years, 20,324 patients were noted to have flail chest, and 3,345 (16.46%) of these patients underwent SSRF. After case matching, 209 patients were found in each group. There were no significant differences between reported major comorbidities. Patients with early SSRF had fewer unplanned intubations (6.2% vs. 12.0%; p = 0.04), fewer median ventilator days (6 days Q1: 3 to Q3: 10.5 vs. 9 Q1: 4.25 to Q3: 14; p = 0.01), shorter intensive care unit length of stay (6 days Q1: 4 to Q3: 11 vs. 11 Q1: 6 to Q3: 17; p < 0.01), and hospital length of stay (15 days Q1: 11.75 to Q3: 22.25 vs. 20 Q1: 15.25 - Q3: 27, p < 0.01. Early plating was associated with lower rates of deep vein thrombosis and ventilator-acquired pneumonia.
CONCLUSION
In trauma-accredited centers, patients with flail chest who underwent early SSRF (<3 days) had better outcomes, including fewer unplanned intubations, decreased ventilator days, shorter intensive care unit LOS and HLOS, and fewer DVTs, and ventilator-associated pneumonia.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
Therapeutic/Care Management; Level IV.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36949054
doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003809
pii: 01586154-202304000-00005
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Journal Article
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eng
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Copyright © 2023 American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
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