A continuation to Regional Anesthesia provides better outcomes than General Anaesthesia News . (2nd Part) Outcomes in specific injuries in Trauma Fractured ribs Twenty-five percent of annual traumatic deaths result from chest trauma. Rib fractures are the most common injury associated with chest trauma. Rib fractures are very painful and limit the patient’s ability to breathe deeply.
This shallow tidal breathing and lack of deep inspiratory sighs promote atelectasis, V/Q mismatching, and hypoxemia, leading to pneumonia and respiratory failure. Effective analgesia for patients with rib fractures is the primary management goal for these patients. IV opioids are a common option but have the drawback of causing sedation and respiratory depression. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be effective for mild rib fracture pain, but may potentiate bleeding in patients who have vascular…
