Early Repair of Rib Fractures Is Associated with Superior Length of Stay and Total Hospital Cost: A Propensity Matched Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample.

The analysis revealed that patients receiving early SSRF after the injury were less than half as likely to develop pneumonia, a third as likely to require prolonged mechanical ventilation, and showed a trend toward lower rates of tracheostomy [ 5 , 6 ].

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