Rib Fractures (Rib Fracture)

01/01/2016 - "Lidocaine Skin Patch (Lidopat® 5%) Is Effective in the Treatment of Traumatic Rib Fractures: A Prospective Double-Blinded and Vehicle-Controlled Study."
04/01/2015 - "A shortcut review was carried out to establish whether topical lignocaine patches (LP) are effective for rib fractures. "
02/01/2010 - "Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial using lidocaine patch 5% in traumatic rib fractures."
04/01/2015 - "BET 1: Topical lignocaine patches in traumatic rib fractures."
04/01/2011 - "A prospectively gathered cohort of patients with rib fracture was retrospectively analyzed for use of lidocaine patches. "

10/01/2012 - "Titanium devices (clips and bars; screws and plates) are effective and safe for repair of rib fractures and large chest wall defect reconstruction with minimal complications and good long-term results."
09/01/2010 - "The purpose of this study is to assess the usefulness of titanium rib bars and clips in stabilising rib fractures. "
01/01/1989 - "Rib fracture healing after osteosynthesis with wire mesh titanium and screws: a histological study in sheep."
12/01/2013 - "A novel open technique using titanium bars fixed to the ribs with clips has been recently introduced (STRATOS™ system) for chest wall reconstruction, rib fracture fixation and chest wall malformation repair. "
09/01/2010 - "[Surgical fixation of rib fractures with clips and titanium bars (STRATOS System). "

07/01/2002 - "Epidurally introduced narcotic, like buprenorphine in saline, has been found to be effective in our study to achieve adequate analgesia in treatment of patients with multiple rib fractures. "
07/01/2002 - "Epidural buprenorphine in management of pain in multiple rib fractures."
07/01/2002 - "This study describes some clinical characteristics of epidural buprenorphine, a lipophilic and partial opiate agonist with a higher micro receptor affinity than morphine, in combating the pain in multiple rib fractures. "
02/01/1996 - "Despite continuous intravenous infusion of midazolam and buprenorphine, he was agitated and thrashed from side to side, probably due to severe chest pain caused by rib fractures. "

01/01/2015 - "Thus, the aim of the present study was assessing the efficacy of IV acetaminophen in pain control of patients with rib fracture. "
01/01/2015 - "Comparison of the Analgesic Effect of Intravenous Acetaminophen and Morphine Sulfate in Rib Fracture; a Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial."
01/01/2015 - "The findings of the present study shows that intravenous acetaminophen and morphine have the same therapeutic value in relieving the pain of rib fracture. "

04/01/1991 - "To evaluate the efficacy of opiate administration regimens, 32 patients with multiple rib fractures were prospectively randomized to receive either continuous epidural (ED) or continuous intravenous (IV) infusions of fentanyl. "
02/01/1982 - "Single doses of 0.1 mg of fentanyl were given epidurally via an indwelling catheter inserted between L1/L2 or L2/L3 or, in the case of 7 patients with multiple rib fractures, between Th8/Th9. "
04/01/1991 - "Prospective evaluation of epidural and intravenous administration of fentanyl for pain control and restoration of ventilatory function following multiple rib fractures."
09/01/2013 - "To investigate the effectiveness of intramuscular opioid (IMO), intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IVPCA) and the Fentanyl transdermal therapeutic system (TTS) in the management of rib fracture pain. "
11/01/1987 - "The safety and effectiveness of continuous epidural fentanyl analgesia (CEFA) in the treatment of blunt chest injury was evaluated by reviewing its use in 40 patients with multiple rib fractures or flail chest. "

01/01/2015 - "Epidural analgesia, compared to both patient controlled analgesia and intravenous narcotics in patients with three or more rib fractures improved both hospital and patient outcomes, including pain relief and pulmonary function. "
11/01/2013 - "Twenty-one patients with traumatic rib fractures treated with both narcotics and intravenous ibuprofen (IVIb) (Treatment) were retrospectively compared with 21 age- and rib fracture-matched patients who received narcotics alone (Control). "

11/01/1984 - "Vitamin D2 was withdrawn for 2 months and then restarted at 1000 IU/wk. She improved symptomatically for 4 months, but then developed rib fractures, and the bone pains recurred. "

04/30/1984 - "[Intercostal blockade with morphine chloride in multiple rib fractures]."
05/01/2012 - "Extended-release epidural morphine (DepoDur™) as analgesia for rib fractures."
01/01/1989 - "The authors believe that continuous thoracic epidural morphine analgesia may provide distinct pulmonary and economic advantages in patients with multiple rib fractures."
01/27/1983 - "We investigated pain relief following 1-2 mg morphine intrathecally applied in 7 patients with cancer pains and in 5 patients with multiple rib fractures (group 1). "
01/01/2015 - "Comparison of the Analgesic Effect of Intravenous Acetaminophen and Morphine Sulfate in Rib Fracture; a Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial."

06/01/1988 - "Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) at a dose of 10 mg/kg was administered orally to beagles used in a study of rib fracture and drill hole defect healing. "
07/01/1986 - "Effect of prostaglandin E2 on rib fracture healing in beagles: histomorphometric study on periosteum adjacent to the fracture site."

11/01/2013 - "Multivariate modeling found two or more rib fractures, smoking, and initial oxygen saturation below 95% to be predictors of this group of patients. "
09/01/2013 - "On multivariable analysis, the risk factors were three or more rib fractures, chronic lung disease, pre-injury anticoagulant use and oxygen saturations of less than 90%. "
04/01/2010 - "RESULTS During the 5-year study period, three endoscopic personnel suffered significant orthopedic injuries from slips, twists, and falls from tripping over cords, wires, or tubing lying exposed over the floor in the endoscopy suite: The resulting injuries consisted of fourth and fifth metacarpal hand fractures due to a fall after tripping on oxygen tubing; a rib fracture due to tripping on electrical wires trailing from an endoscopy cart; and a grade II ankle sprain due to the foot becoming entangled in oxygen tubing. "
06/01/2012 - "Associations with rib fractures included osteopenia (p = 0.04), longer oxygen therapy (p = 0.018), length on total parental nutrition (p = 0.03), later achievement of full enteral feeds (p = 0.038), sepsis (p = 0.038) and surgical procedures (p = 0.004). "
09/01/2013 - "Risk factors for development of complications in the recovery phase following blunt chest wall trauma in the univariate analysis were a patient age of 65 years or more, three or more rib fractures, presence of chronic lung disease or cardiovascular disease, pre-injury anticoagulant use and blood oxygen saturation levels of less than 90%. "

07/01/2015 - "Epidural analgesia in patients with traumatic rib fractures: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials."
03/01/2009 - "All randomized controlled trials comparing epidural analgesia with other analgesic modalities in adult patients with traumatic rib fractures were included. "
03/01/2009 - "We performed a systematic review and a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCT) of epidural analgesia in adult patients with traumatic rib fractures. "
03/01/2009 - "Effect of epidural analgesia in patients with traumatic rib fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials."
12/01/2015 - "Thoracic epidural analgesia in a child with multiple traumatic rib fractures."

09/01/2013 - "In the analgesia of patients with multiple rib fractures, TTS administration with ICB showed similar effectiveness with IVPCA administration with ICB. "
12/01/2011 - "The need for analgesia was significantly reduced after rib fixation in patients with multiple rib fractures. "
12/01/2011 - "Providing analgesia for patients with rib fractures continues to be a management challenge. "
10/01/2010 - "Rib fractures continue to be a challenging problem from both a pulmonary and analgesia standpoint. "
09/01/2001 - "INB is an effective form of analgesia, and for most patients with rib fractures one INBP is sufficient to allow adequate respiratory exercises and discharge from the hospital."

09/01/2011 - "When recognition of incomplete or buckle rib fractures on postmortem CT is taken into account, detection of symmetry and continuity of rib fractures typically associated with CPR is improved compared with the detection of complete fractures alone. "
06/01/2009 - "The method readily got rid of the defects of the conventional CPR such as the risk of rib fracture, and made full use of "heart-pump and thoracic-pump effects", and at the same time it improved the ventilation. "
07/01/2014 - "The results of this study suggest rib fracture after the use of the "two-thumbs" CPR technique is uncommon. "
05/01/2011 - "Analysis of the study population revealed CPR-related rib fractures in 19 infants (3.3%), 14 of whom died in the 2006-2008 period. "
07/01/2006 - "We included all studies that addressed rib fractures and CPR in children less than 18 years, and excluded review articles, expert opinion, consensus guidelines, and studies that were significantly methodologically flawed on critical appraisal. "

01/01/2013 - "The ultrasound guidance was helpful in determining the site of rib fractures and the optimal level for catheter placement. "
10/01/2015 - "Mean age of patients with epidural catheter (CATH) was higher compared with patients without epidural catheter (NOCATH) (54 vs 48 years, P = 0.021), Injury Severity Score was similar (26 CATH vs 27 NOCATH, P = 0.84), and CATH had higher mean rib fractures (7.4 vs 4.1, P < 0.001). "
01/01/2014 - "Trauma centers are more likely to place epidural catheter in patients with rib fractures. "
01/01/2014 - "In the epidural group compared with those not receiving a catheter, the adjusted (including trauma center status) odds of death in patients with three or more rib fractures at 30, 90, and 365 days was 0.08 (95% CI, 0.01-0.43), 0.09 (95% CI, 0.02-0.42), and 0.12 (95% CI, 0.04-0.42), respectively. "
10/01/2013 - "Multilevel continuous intercostal nerve block catheter: a viable alternative to thoracic epidural for multiple rib fractures?"

12/01/2015 - "Effectiveness of surgical rib fixation on prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients with traumatic rib fractures: A propensity score-matched analysis."
08/01/1980 - "Surgical fixation was limnited to 4 patients who presented with multiple and greatly displace rib fractures, which made fixation by mechanical ventilation unpredictable."
02/01/2006 - "Successful weaning from mechanical ventilation after abdominal lipectomy and omentectomy in an obese patient with multiple rib fractures."
03/01/1982 - "Epidural analgesia or mechanical ventilation for multiple Rib fractures?"
12/01/2015 - "Conclusion The main objective is surgical stabilization of the chest wall in cases of flail chest with a parenchymal damage because of the severe rib fracture, which need prolonged mechanical ventilation. "