Delayed hemothorax after blunt thoracic trauma: An uncemmon entity with significant morbidity

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 673-676

  Simon, Bruce J ^a   Chu, Quyen ^b   Emhoff, Timothy A ^a   Fiallo, Viriato M ^a   Lee, K Francis ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Hemothorax; Rib fracture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031783663     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199810000-00005     Document Type: Article

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