Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2020
Abstract
•Rib fractures account for approximately 10% of trauma patients and are markers of serve bodily and solid organ injury, and complications of rib fractures are common. •Standardized, evidence based initial assessment and in hospital reevaluation that guides management will facilitate consistent and improved initial resource utilization, escalation or de-escalations of care, pain management and improve patient outcomes.
Recommended Citation
Turner, Elizabeth Noel, "Rib Fracture Management Pathway" (2020). MaineHealth Performance Improvement. 28.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/cpi/28
Comments
Presented at the 2020 MMP Quality Improvement Symposium