Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fracture to Mitigate Pulmonary Complication and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Meta-Analysis

J Am Coll Surg. 2021 Feb;232(2):211-219.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.10.022. Epub 2020 Nov 16.
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Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Bayes Theorem
  • Critical Care
  • Fracture Fixation*
  • Humans
  • Length of Stay
  • Pneumonia / etiology
  • Respiration, Artificial
  • Rib Fractures / complications
  • Rib Fractures / mortality
  • Rib Fractures / surgery*
  • Tracheostomy
  • Treatment Outcome