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Investigation of the Effect of Age and Injury Severity on Short-term Intra-hospital Outcomes After Surgical Stabilized Rib Fractures

NCT06464302 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1064

Last updated 2026-04-29

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Summary

The study aims to investigate the effect of surgical stabilisation of rib fractures (SSRF) on clinical outcomes measured during the hospital stay (mortality, days on a mechanical ventilator, intensive care unit and hospital length of stay, rate of complications). Furthermore, the effect of the patients age and overall injury severity on the outcomes after SSRF will be investigated. We hypothesise that the combination of high age and high injury severity will lead to worse outcomes after SSRF.

Conditions

  • Rib Fractures
  • Rib Trauma
  • Rib Fracture Multiple
  • Thorax; Fracture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Surgical stabilisation of rib fractures (SSRF)

Surgical stabilisation of rib fractures using any fixation technique (including but not limited to plate fixation, intramedullary fixation, wire fixation) via any operative approach (including but not limited to open external approach, minimally invasive approach, thoracoscopic approach, thoracotomy approach).

OTHER

Non-operative management of rib fractures

Any supportive or specific treatment of rib fractures excluding surgical stabilisation of rib fractures. This includes, but is not limited to analgesia, physiotherapy, non-invasive ventilation, mechanical ventilation, oxygen-supplementation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Muenster

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Steffen Rosslenbroich, PD Dr. med. · Department for trauma, hand and reconstructive surgery, University hospital Muenster

Eligibility

Min Age
0 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-01
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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