Hospital readmission after blunt traumatic rib fractures

CONCLUSION In patients with traumatic rib fractures, those with anticoagulant use, those who actively smoke, those with a psychiatric diagnosis, or those with associated abdominal injuries are at the highest risk of rehospitalization following discharge. Quality improvement should focus on strategies and protocols directed toward these groups to reduce nonelective readmissions. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic and Epidemiological; Level IV.
Source: The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: AAST POSTER 2021 Source Type: research