Demographics of all patients with rib fractures based on their receipt of SSRF
| Variable | Undergoing SSRF (n=2865) | Not undergoing SSRF (n=36 868) | P value |
| Age, median (IQR) | 57 (46–67) | 57 (38–72) | 0.426 |
| Male gender, n (%) | 2108 (73.58) | 22 886 (62.10) | <0.001 |
| White race, non-Hispanic, n (%) | 1776 (61.99) | 20 652 (56.02) | <0.001 |
| Provider category | |||
| General surgery, n (%) | 2372 (82.79) | 35 301 (95.75) | <0.001 |
| Orthopedic surgery, n (%) | 213 (7.43) | 1050 (2.85) | <0.001 |
| Thoracic surgery, n (%) | 280 (9.77) | 517 (1.40) | <0.001 |
| Teaching | |||
| Teaching | 1962 (68.48%) | 27 699 (75.13%) | <0.001 |
| Non-teaching | 903 (31.52%) | 9169 (24.87%) | |
| Performed at urban centers | 2552 (89.08%) | 32 408 (87.90%) | 0.063 |
| Elixhauser Comorbidity Index, median (IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | <0.001 |
| Fracture type | |||
| Single | 228 (7.96%) | 22 120 (60.00%) | <0.001 |
| Multi-rib, non-flail | 1551 (54.14%) | 10 377 (28.15%) | <0.001 |
| Flail | 1170 (40.84%) | 479 (1.30%) | <0.001 |
| Max AIS overall | 4 (2–4) | 2 (1–3) | <0.001 |
| Max AIS score, chest region, median (IQR) | 4 (2–4) | 1 (1–2) | <0.001 |
| Region | |||
| Northeast | 526 (18.36%) | 7779 (21.10%) | |
| South | 1118 (39.02%) | 16 289 (44.18%) | <0.001 |
| Midwest | 599 (20.91%) | 7511 (20.37%) | |
| West | 622 (21.71%) | 5289 (14.35%) | |
| Presentation to trauma center, n (%) | 1034 (36.09) | 13 803 (37.43) | 0.151 |
AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; SSRF, surgical stabilization of rib fractures.