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- Title
Association of Early Rib Plating on Clinical and Financial Outcomes: A National Analysis.
- Authors
Tran, Zachary; Cho, Nam Yong; De Polo, Nicole; Mukherjee, Kaushik; Benharash, Peyman; Burruss, Sigrid
- Abstract
Background: With reported improvements in patient outcomes, surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) has been increasingly adopted. While institutional series have sought to define the role of early SSRF, large scale analysis remains lacking. The present study evaluated clinical and financial outcomes of SSRF in a nationally representative cohort. Methods: Patients (≥16 years) admitted with multiple rib fractures were identified using the 2016-2020 National Inpatient Sample. Those who underwent rib plating >14 days following admission were omitted. Using restricted cubic spline analysis, patients who underwent SSRF within 2 days of hospitalization were classified as Expedited while fixation >2 days were deemed Routine. Multivariable regressions were used to evaluate the association of operative timing on outcomes of interest. Results: Of 8150 patients meeting final inclusion criteria, 4090 (50.2%) were Expedited. Compared to Routine, Expedited tended to be older but were of comparable race, primary payer, and income quartile. Traumatic mechanism was also similar but rates of concomitant sternal fracture as well as intra-abdominal and cardiac injuries were higher in Routine. After adjustment, Expedited was associated with lower odds of respiratory complications, which included need for mechanical ventilation, prolonged mechanical ventilation, and pneumonia, compared to Routine. Expedited was associated with similar hospitalization duration but had lower incremental costs (β: -$19.1 K, 95% CI: -24.1 to -14.2). Discussion: Early SSRF was associated with lower likelihood of a number of respiratory complications and in-hospital costs. While patient selection criteria may limit our findings, expeditious fixation may limit morbidity while enhancing value of care.
- Subjects
ARTIFICIAL respiration; RIB fractures; PATIENT selection; HEART injuries; RACE
- Publication
American Surgeon, 2024, Vol 90, Issue 4, p754
- ISSN
0003-1348
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00031348231211041