Beyond admission day: operative intent and physiological readiness in rapid chest wall reconstruction
Ting-Yu Chen · 2026
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Ting-Yu Chen writes in 2026 to argue that timing of chest wall reconstruction after severe injury should be judged by purpose and patient readiness, not the calendar alone. A registry study had found higher deaths among patients rebuilt on admission day than among those treated over the next three days. Chen urges a finer reading of that gap.
Same-day surgery bundles three unlike situations: life-saving stabilization, reconstruction riding along with other emergency work, and planned early repair in a stable patient. Death after damage-control surgery mainly mirrors the wounds themselves. Planned early repair instead targets breathing mechanics and pain. Comparing like with like, Chen argues, will show which patients truly gain from speed.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ting-Yu Chen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 6 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |