Big T Trauma Series Ep. 10 - Rib Fractures
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Hosts: Patrick Georgoff, MD and Jayne McCauley, MD

This…episode….covers…rib…fractures…sorry, I am splinting.  Was that a fever?  Am I developing pneumonia?!  Could this have been avoided with regional anesthesia? Or surgical fixation?  Tune in to find out everything you need to know about the management of rib fractures.

References:

• Kasotakis G, Hasenboehler EA, Streib EW, et al. Operative fixation of rib fractures after blunt trauma: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017; 82:618.

Carver TW), Milia DJ), Somberg C), et al. Vital capacity helps predict pulmonary complications after rib fractures. J Trauma Acute Care Surg.) 2015 Sep;79(3):413-6.

Galvagno SM Jr), Smith CE), Varon AJ), et al. Pain management for blunt thoracic trauma: A joint practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and Trauma Anesthesiology Society. J Trauma Acute Care Surg.) 2016 Nov;81(5):936-951.

Cheema FA), Chao E), Buchsbaum J), et al. State of Rib Fracture Care: A NTDB Review of Analgesic Management and Surgical Stabilization. Am Surg.) 2019 May 1;85(5):474-478.

• Pieracci FM, Leasia K, Bauman Z, et al. A multicenter, prospective, controlled clinical trial of surgical stabilization of rib fractures in patients with severe, nonflail fracture patterns (Chest Wall Injury Society NONFLAIL). J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020;88(2):249. 
• Pieracci FM, Coleman J, Ali-Osman F, et al. A multicenter evaluation of the optimal timing of surgical stabilization of rib fractures. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018;84(1):1.