Table 1. Prospective case series study design time points and procedures.

		After procedure
Study procedure	Baseline	1 h	8 h	16 h	24 h	Discharge	14 and 30-day follow-up
Informed consent	X
Incentive spirometry	X	X	X	X	X	X
Pain (NRS)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Pain (MPQ)	X					X	X
Pain interference (BPI)	X					X	X
MOS-Sleep Interference	X					X	X
Sleep Quality (PSQI)	X					X	X
QOLS	X						X
Patient satisfaction							X
Additional pain control	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

Procedure included informed consent of the patient, incentive spirometry, pain (NRS and MPQ) scores, pain interference, MOS-Sleep Interference, Sleep Quality (PSQI), quality of life (QOLS), patient satisfaction, and use of additional pain management for rib fracture-associated pain. 1–24 h post-procedure inpatient time points have been demarcated.

BPIBrief Pain Inventoryhr(s)hour(s)MOSMedical Outcomes StudyMPQMcGill Pain QuestionnaireNRSNumeric Rating ScalePSQIPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexQOLSQuality of Life Scale