Surgical stabilization of rib fractures is associated with better return on investment for a health care institution than nonoperative management

From the Division of Trauma, Emergency General Surgery and Critical Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.

Submitted: April 8, 2023, Revised: August 10, 2023, Accepted: September 1, 2023, Published online: September 15, 2023.

This research was presented via podium presentation during the 7th Annual Chest Wall Injury Society Summit in Charlotte, NC on April 27–30, 2023.

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Address for correspondence: Zachary M. Bauman, DO, MHA, FACOS, FACS, Division of Trauma, Emergency General Surgery, Critical Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983280 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3280 USA; email: [email protected].

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