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Review
. 2020 Oct;20(10):332-340.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2020.06.001. Epub 2020 Jul 23.

Anaesthetic and surgical management of rib fractures

A Williams  1 , C Bigham  1 , A Marchbank  1
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Review

Anaesthetic and surgical management of rib fractures

A Williams et al. BJA Educ. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: anaesthesia; injuries; rib fractures; surgery; thoracic.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
University Hospitals Plymouth isolated blunt chest trauma tool. QDS - four times daily, BD - twice daily, PRN - as required, OD - once daily, ACT - acute care team, UHP - University Hospitals Plymouth, MTC - Major trauma centre, SpR - specialist registrar, ICU - intensive care unit, HDU - high dependency unit, IBW - ideal body weight.
Fig 2
Fig 2
University Hospitals Plymouth regional anaesthesia decision aid for rib fracture management. SAP -serratus anterior plane block, ESP - erector spinae plane block.
Fig 3
Fig 3
CT 3-D reconstruction of multiple rib fractures, used as part of preoperative planning. The postoperative CXR of the same patient can be seen in Figure 4.
Fig 4
Fig 4
Postoperative CXR after surgical fixation of rib fractures.
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