Early thoracoscopic exploration combined with internal fixation of rib fracture in the treatment of multiple rib fracture and pneumohemothorax
ZHANG Wen-hua
DANG Jie
LI Hui-fu
MA Hai-lang
LIU Zhan-xiang
Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical effect of early thoracoscopic exploration combined with in-ternal fixation of rib fracture in the treatment of multiple rib fracture and pneumohemothorax.Methods From Feb. 2014 to Jun.2015,25 patients with multiple rib fractures and pneumohemothorax were treated.Of them,13 cases as control group received internal fixation of rib fracture and closed drainage, and 12 cases as observation group re-ceived early thoracoscopic exploration combined with rib fracture fixation.Clinical effect of early thoracoscopic ex-ploration combined with rib fracture fixation was evaluated.Results The removal time of thoracic drainage tube, oxygen saturation,chest infection,full lung recruitment,coagulated hemothorax,reoperation and hospitalization time of the patients treated by thoracoscopic exploration combined with rib fracture fixation were better than those of the control group.Conclusion Early thoracoscopic exploration combined with rib fracture fixation in the treatment of multiple rib fracture and pneumohemothorax is a safe and effective operation method,which is worth popularizing.
Keywords：rib fracturepneumohemothoraxthoracoscopeinternal fixation
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 553-554,555 )