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Assessment of Morbidity and Mortality Following Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAPB) for Unilateral Rib Fractures
Led by Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Updated on 2025-08-13
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
50 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Lead Sponsor
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Jacobi Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term effects of the serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) in adult patients who suffered multiple unilateral anterolateral rib fractures within 24 hours of patient presentation to the emergency department. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the SAPB for multiple anterolateral rib fractures demonstrate reduction in patient morbidity and mortality, including incidence of pneumonia, length of hospital stay, discharge disposition, and death, as compared to standard analgesic regimens. The SAPB will be performed if a physician trained in the SAPB is available within 24 hours of injury. If a trained physician is not available and the patient meets inclusion criteria, they will receive parental analgesia with opioid therapy. They will be followed until date of hospital discharge, up until 60 days.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Assessment of Morbidity and Mortality Following Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAPB) for Unilateral Rib Fractures
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients over 18 years of age being treated in the Emergency Department at Jacobi Medical Center
- Presenting within 24 hours of injury
- Patient with 2 or more unilateral, anterior or lateral rib fractures
- Able to provide consent (patient or health care proxy)
- Clinical team believes the patient will require inpatient admission at the time of enrollment
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients in traumatic arrest or hemodynamic instability
- Patient expected to be discharged from the hospital within 24 hours
- Prisoner
- Pregnancy
- Children less than 18 years of age
- The patient is known or is suspected to be allergic to anesthetic
- Significant pain from another traumatic and distracting injury
- Patients without the ability to consent (or no health care proxy to consent)
- Patients with bilateral or posterior rib fractures
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Jacobi Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Ariella Gartenberg, MD
CONTACT
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Michelle Montenegro, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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