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.
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In hospital-mortality
Timeframe: From injury up to initial hospital discharge or death, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 month.
Intensive care unit length of stay
Timeframe: From injury up to initial hospital discharge or death, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 month.