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OTA 2019: Possible benefit for flail chest fixation in intubated patients but not in non-intubated

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November 2019

OTA 2019: Possible benefit for flail chest fixation in intubated patients but not in non-intubated

Vol: 8| Issue: 11| Number:18| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Operative versus Nonoperative Treatment of Acute Unstable Chest Wall Injuries: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Contributing Authors:
Niloofar Dehghan Aaron Nauth EH Schemitch M Vicente Richard Jenkinson H Kreder Michael McKee

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Unstable chest wall injuries, including flail chest, have traditionally been treated non-operatively. Operative treatment has become more common in recent years, but it remains unclear which, if any patients, benefit from surgery. The authors randomized 207 patients with unstable chest wall injuries to operative versus non-operative treatment. The primary outcome was ventilator free days (VFDs), a...

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