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  • Trauma surgery
  • Geriatric medicine
  • Critical care medicine

Background:

  • Optimal care for elderly patients with isolated rib fractures remains unclear.
  • Significant variability exists in intensive care unit (ICU) admission rates for this patient group across US trauma centers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze interhospital variations in ICU versus non-ICU admissions for older patients with isolated rib fractures.
  • To determine if higher hospital-level ICU admission rates correlate with improved patient outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective cohort study using data from the National Trauma Data Bank (2015-2016).
  • Included trauma patients aged 65+ with isolated rib fractures, excluding those with severe injuries or pre-existing respiratory compromise.
  • Analyzed 23,951 patients from 573 hospitals, comparing outcomes based on quartile of ICU utilization.

Main Results:

  • ICU admission rates varied widely (0% to 91.9%) across hospitals.
  • The composite outcome (unplanned intubation, pneumonia, or death) occurred in 3.3% of patients.
  • Higher ICU use at a hospital was associated with a reduced likelihood of the composite outcome (aOR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.55-0.92).

Conclusions:

  • Hospital admission practices for older patients with isolated rib fractures are inconsistent.
  • Higher rates of ICU admission at a hospital are linked to better patient outcomes.
  • Hospitals with low ICU utilization may consider increasing ICU admissions for these patients.