It doesn't hurt as long as I don't move: Aligning pain... : Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery rib fracture patients, hypothesizing pain from rib fractures is underappreciated in current practice. METHODS A prospective study analyzing patients with one or more rib fractures admitted to our L...

Rib fracture pain is often underestimated, especially during movement. A study highlights the need to reassess pain management and support SSRF for better outcomes. #TraumaSurgery #AcuteCare #RibFractures #SSRF

Lots of thoughts about who to fix or not when it comes to #ribfractures
📍shortens LOS
📍mortality ⬇️
📍reduces pneumonia

Very few referred locally in my experience to specialist centres for fixation….we have more work to do
@chrisvthompson

Great talk 👏🏽
#bgsconf
@GeriSoc

An expert consensus on management of #ribfractures (in the absence of RCTs) #trauma #cardiothoracictrauma #SMACC

A simple rule for suitable candidates with displaced fractures - not high (Rib 1 and 2) or low (Rib 11 and 12) or careful near the ends (an inch of the vertebrae or costal cartilage) #ribfractures #trauma #cardiothoracictrauma #SMACC

Great slide for management of #ribfractures presented in our TARN meeting today #foamed #foamcc #pocus Very important #trauma I do think there are some exceptions however...like a good initial serrratus anterior Block and an epidural...those will hopefully negate some parts