Pain as Indication for Operative Treatment of Traumatic Rib Fractures

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2020-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this prospective randomized controlled study is to determine whether acute and chronic pain in patients who suffer multiple traumatic rib fractures is decreased after surgical management as compared to conservative management.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Sahlgren´s University Hospital
• Collaborator: Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; Analgesics, Opioid; Anesthetics; Diclofenac; Oxycodone; Tramadol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Adults ≥18 years of age with traumatic rib fractures that meet the following 2 criteria:

1. A minimum of 4 rib fractures

2. Pain that requires analgesia in the form of opioids in equivalent doses of > 25 mg iv morphine daily

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Concurrent spinal cord injuries with paralysis

2. Severe head injury where normal level of consciousness is not present

3. Severe neurological and musculoskeletal diseases that influence the function of the thoracic wall and lung volumes