Acute mediastinal tamponade secondary to blunt sternal fracture

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 157-158

  Kao, Chiung Lun ^a   Chang, Jen Ping ^a   Chang, Chau Hsiung ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MEDIASTINUM TAMPONADE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNUM; THORAX INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033957951     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200001000-00031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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