Early Percutaneous Cryoablation for Pain Control After Rib Fractures Among Elderly Patients

Inclusion criteria: i) Patients greater than 65 years with any acute rib fracture ii) Pain score equal to or greater than 5 with deep inspiration. iii) Presenting and admitted to Stanford Emergency Department Exclusion criteria: i) Radiographic evidence of metastasis to ribs ii) Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score \<13 iii) Patients undergoing SSRF iv) Rib fractures located \< 3cm from spinous process v) Coagulopathy (INR \>1.5, Pat \< 100) vi) Other factors precluding cryoablation at IR attending's discretion vii) If only ribs broken are 1,2 or 10,11, 12