Operative Rib Fixation at a Rural Trauma Center.
Andrew FeyhTim KocherDylan L SmithFarzad AmiriDavid DenningPublished in: The American surgeon (2022)
Unlike other studies, our operative patients did not see improvements in time on mechanical ventilation, ICU and total hospital length of stay, or disposition at discharge, but did see a mortality benefit. Confounding factors include higher average ISS in the operative group, and over-sedation in the ICU. Data collection is ongoing, and refinements are being made to perioperative and ICU management to minimize these confounding variables.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- respiratory failure
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- patients undergoing
- cardiac surgery
- minimally invasive
- electronic health record
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular events
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- acute care