ABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the effect of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and traditional surgery for multiple rib fractures. Methods 102 cases of patients with multiple rib fractures from January 2014 - December 2017 was selected and divided into two groups after different therapy: 51cases in control group were treated with traditional surgery, 51cases in study group were treated with thoracoscopic assisted surgery, the clinical results was compared and analyzed. Results The observation group of intraoperative bleeding, postoperative drainage were significantly higher than the control group (P < 0.05); the operation time of observation group was significantly longer than the control group, with significant differences between the two groups (P < 0.05); the study group of pain time (8.39 ± 2.24) d, ambulation time (5.76 ± 2.43) d and the hospitalization time (10.53 ± 3.51) d was significantly shorter than the control group, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05), study group complication rate was 3.92% and the control group complication rate was 17.64% with significant difference (P < 0.05). Conclusion The clinical effect of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in patients with multiple rib fractures is significant, can prevent complications, reduce medical costs, it is worth learning.