Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: The study retrospectively studied 23 patients suffering from flail chest injury, who admitted to our hospital from October, 2010 to February, 2014. The patients received surgical fixation by using claw-type titanium plate (surgical fixation group). A age and sex-matched cohort of 29 patients received conservative treatment and defined as conservative treatment group. Outcome variables included number of cases undergoing mechanical ventilation, ventilation time, time of hospital stay, incidence of respiratory complications, incidence of thoracic deformity and postoperative forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1). RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: Surgical rib fixation with claw-type titanium plate is a reliable and efficient method in the management of patients with flail chest.
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Authors | Xufeng Zhang, Zhiqiang Guo, Chuncheng Zhao, Chenyuan Xu, Zheng Wang |
Journal | Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
(J Cardiothorac Surg)
Vol. 10
Pg. 145
(Nov 03 2015)
ISSN: 1749-8090 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 26530190
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Bone Plates
- Female
- Flail Chest
(pathology, surgery, therapy)
- Humans
- Length of Stay
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Retrospective Studies
- Titanium
- Treatment Outcome
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