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  • Trauma surgery
  • Pulmonary medicine
  • Radiology

Background:

  • Multiple rib fractures are often treated conservatively.
  • Routine 6-week outpatient visits are standard for monitoring these patients.
  • The utility of these routine visits requires evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the incidence of abnormal findings on chest X-rays (CXRs) during routine 6-week outpatient visits for conservatively treated multiple rib fractures.
  • To assess the clinical consequences of these abnormalities.
  • To evaluate deviations from standard treatment based on these findings.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of patients with 3+ rib fractures treated conservatively (2018-2021).
  • Primary outcome: incidence of CXR abnormalities and clinical consequences (intervention or further examination).
  • Secondary outcome: deviation from standard treatment at 6-week visits.

Main Results:

  • Of 246 patients with 6-week CXRs, 18.7% showed abnormalities.
  • Abnormalities led to additional visits in 1.5% and chest drain insertion in 0.8%.
  • No significant issues were noted in patients without CXRs at 6 weeks.

Conclusions:

  • Routine 6-week outpatient visits for multiple rib fractures infrequently yield abnormalities requiring intervention.
  • The necessity of routine 6-week visits is questionable.
  • Consideration should be given to targeted follow-up or digital aftercare solutions.