Surgical stabilization of internal pneumatic stabilization? a prospective randomized study of management of severe flail chest patients

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 727-732

  Tanaka, Hideharu ^a   Yukioka, Tetsuo ^a   Yamaguti, Yoshihiro ^a   Shimizu, Syoichiro ^a   Goto, Hideaki ^a   Matsuda, Hiroharu ^a   Shimazaki, Syuji ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Long term follow up; Severe flail chest; Surgical stabilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FLAIL CHEST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMITTENT MANDATORY VENTILATION; LUNG CONTUSION; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTURAL DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIROMETRY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

FLAIL CHEST; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SPIROMETRY; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0036236249     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200204000-00020     Document Type: Article

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