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OTA: Surgical fixation improves critical care outcomes of flail chest injuries
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11 manuscripts (753 patients) were identified that assessed the results of surgical fixation and nonsurgical management for flail chest injuries. The results of this meta-analysis indicate that surgical fixation of flail chest injuries results in better critical care benefits including a decrease in ventilator days, and reduced odds of developing pneumonia when compared to nonsurgical management. ...
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