Effects of mechanism of injury and patient age on outcomes in geriatric rib fracture patients

Patients older than 65？years have 2–5 times higher mortality if they sustain ≥2 rib fractures compared to younger adults. As a result, our level I trauma center guidelines suggest that older adults with rib fractures be admitted to the intensive care unit for the first 24？hours. In this study, we evaluated the outcomes associated with these guidelines