Prospective Study of Video-assisted Rib Planting in Chest Wall Stabilization

Weigang Zhao

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rib Fracture Multiple; Rib Fractures

Treatments: Procedure: video-assisted rib planting

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05340517

ZWG20210222

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the advantages and disadvantages of video-assisted rib planting and traditional internal fixation of rib fractures in chest wall stabilization.

The investigators design a new surgical method of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for rib fractures, evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the new surgical techniques with a prospective study.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-≥3 unilateral rib displacement fractures

• 18-70 years old
• ASA score I-II
• Preoperative arterial oxygen partial pressure >60mmHg
• Carbon dioxide partial pressure <50mmHg

Exclusion criteria

• The distance from the broken end of the posterior rib fracture to the spine is less than 2cm
• Airway stenosis
• Abnormal coagulation system
• History of peptic ulcer or bleeding
• History of allergy to anesthesia related drugs
• History of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema
• Pregnant women

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

video-assisted rib planting

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: video-assisted rib planting