Pulmonary function testing after operative stabilisation of the chest wall for flail chest

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 496-501

  Lardinois, D ^a   Krueger, T ^b   Dusmet, M ^b   Ghisletta, N ^a   Gugger, M ^a   Ris, H B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chest trauma; Flail chest; Lung function testing; Stabilisation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FLAIL CHEST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SHOULDER GIRDLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX WALL; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FLAIL CHEST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RIB FRACTURES; RIBS; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0034908825     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00818-1     Document Type: Article

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