Thoracostomy for removal of excess fluid in surgical stabilization of rib fractures: the T-REX trial

Sarah Majercik; Scott Gardner; Evert A. Eriksson; Joseph D. Forrester; Joshua A. Villarreal; Zachary M. Bauman; Lindsey Cavlovic; Andrew R. Doben; Gregory R. Semon; Fredric M. Pieracci; Theresa Morin; Kelley Mancine; Zachary D. Warriner; Caroline Neff; Sarah Ann S. Whitbeck; Thomas W. White

doi:10.1007/s00068-025-02845-3

Thoracostomy for removal of excess fluid in surgical stabilization of rib fractures: the T-REX trial

Sarah Majercik, Scott Gardner, Evert A. Eriksson, Joseph D. Forrester, Joshua A. Villarreal, Zachary M. Bauman, Lindsey Cavlovic, Andrew R. Doben, Gregory R. Semon, Fredric M. Pieracci, Theresa Morin, Kelley Mancine, Zachary D. Warriner, Caroline Neff, Sarah Ann S. Whitbeck, Thomas W. White

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Original language	English
Article number	174
Journal	European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Volume	51
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-025-02845-3
State	Published - Dec 2025
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Keywords

Pleural space management
SSRF
Surgical stabilization of rib fractures
Thoracic trauma

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Majercik, S., Gardner, S., Eriksson, E. A., Forrester, J. D., Villarreal, J. A., Bauman, Z. M., Cavlovic, L., Doben, A. R., Semon, G. R., Pieracci, F. M., Morin, T., Mancine, K., Warriner, Z. D., Neff, C., Whitbeck, S. A. S., & White, T. W. (2025). Thoracostomy for removal of excess fluid in surgical stabilization of rib fractures: the T-REX trial. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 51(1), Article 174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-025-02845-3

Majercik, S, Gardner, S, Eriksson, EA, Forrester, JD, Villarreal, JA, Bauman, ZM, Cavlovic, L, Doben, AR, Semon, GR, Pieracci, FM, Morin, T, Mancine, K, Warriner, ZD, Neff, C, Whitbeck, SAS & White, TW 2025, 'Thoracostomy for removal of excess fluid in surgical stabilization of rib fractures: the T-REX trial', European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, vol. 51, no. 1, 174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-025-02845-3

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