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  • Novel chest wall blocks for severe chest wall injuries in older persons: A case series

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    Riley, B
    Malla, U
    Snels, N
    Mitchell, A
    Abi-Fares, C
    Basson, W
    Anstey, C
    White, L
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Anstey, Chris
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    2021
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    Abstract
    Patients over the age of 65 years admitted to hospital with more than six rib fractures have a mortality rate as high as 38%. Of the survivors, 34% are likely to be admitted to an aged care facility. High-quality analgesia is paramount to the mitigation of rib fracture–associated morbidity and mortality. We report a series of ten consecutive patients over the age of 65 years with more than eight fractured ribs. All patients were managed with a novel chest wall block. There were no deaths, and only one patient was discharged into an aged care facility.Patients over the age of 65 years admitted to hospital with more than six rib fractures have a mortality rate as high as 38%. Of the survivors, 34% are likely to be admitted to an aged care facility. High-quality analgesia is paramount to the mitigation of rib fracture–associated morbidity and mortality. We report a series of ten consecutive patients over the age of 65 years with more than eight fractured ribs. All patients were managed with a novel chest wall block. There were no deaths, and only one patient was discharged into an aged care facility.
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    Journal Title
    Trauma
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1177/14604086211032877
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    Riley, B; Malla, U; Snels, N; Mitchell, A; Abi-Fares, C; Basson, W; Anstey, C; White, L, Novel chest wall blocks for severe chest wall injuries in older persons: A case series, Trauma, 2021. Copyright 2021 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
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    This publication has been entered as an advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
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    Clinical sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/406503
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