Thoracoscopic Resection of Painful Multiple Rib Fractures: Case Report

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 391-392

  Sing, Ronald F ^a   Mostafa, Gamal ^a   Matthews, Brent D ^a   Kercher, Kent W ^a   Heniford, B Todd ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC AGENT; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RESECTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HEMATOTHORAX; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG INJURY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; PAIN; RIB FRACTURES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 0036184750     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200202000-00032     Document Type: Article

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