Chest wall injury surgeon, know thyself

Authors

Fredric M. Pieracci, From the Department of Surgery (F.M.P.), Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado; Department of Surgery (A.D.), St. Francis Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut; Department of Surgery (E.E.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; Department of Surgery (S.K., B.S.), The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia; Department of Surgery (T.W.), Intermountain Medical Center, Murray; and Chest Wall Injury Society (S.A.W.), Salt Lake City, Utah.
Andrew Doben
Evert Eriksson
Susan Kartiko
Babak Sarani
Thomas White
SarahAnn Whitbeck

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

7-17-2025

Journal

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery

DOI

10.1097/TA.0000000000004723

Abstract

The use of surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) for non-flail fracture patterns continues to rise. However, multiple, recent randomized controlled trials in this patient population have failed to show a clear benefit to surgery. Rather than widening the gap between research and practice, we must embrace these trials, learn from them, and continue to refine the indications for surgery. Approaching SSRF with an awareness of our own cognitive biases, as well as scientific rigor, will advance the discipline of chest wall injury surgery.

APA Citation

Pieracci, Fredric M.; Doben, Andrew; Eriksson, Evert; Kartiko, Susan; Sarani, Babak; White, Thomas; and Whitbeck, SarahAnn, "Chest wall injury surgeon, know thyself" (2025). GW Authored Works. Paper 7576.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/7576

Department

Surgery