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AAOS 2025: Operative Treatment of Flail Chest Injuries Does Not Reduce Opioid Requirements
March 2025
AAOS 2025: Operative Treatment of Flail Chest Injuries Does Not Reduce Opioid Requirements
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Operative Treatment of Flail Chest Injuries Does Not Reduce Pain or In-Hospital Opioid Requirements - Results from a Multi-Centred Randomized Controlled Trial
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Two hundred seven patients with acute, unstable flail chest injuries were randomized to receive operative treatment (n=108) or nonoperative treatment (n=99). The primary outcome of interest was in-hospital opioid requirements, measured as daily morphine milligram equivalents (MME). Secondary outcomes included generalized pain, chest wall pain, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and SF-36 Health...
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