Clinical pathways Rib fracture clinical pathways were first documented by Sesperez et al
in 2001 [43], and aim to streamline patient care and provide guidelines for the different interventions required in rib fracture treatment
The four clinical pathways that have been evaluated in the literature, show an improvement in patient and hospital outcomes post protocol introduction, by reducing patient complications and hospital costs
These pathways have been shown to be applicable in patients with ≥1 fractured rib [43] and improve outcomes in patients ≥ 65 with one or more rib fractures