Morbidity from rib fractures increases after age 45

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 549-555

  Holcomb, John B ^a,c,d   McMullin, Neil R ^a   Kozar, Rosemary A ^a   Lygas, Marjorie H ^b   Moore, Frederick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOPNEUMOTHORAX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CONTUSION; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0037388585     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01894-X     Document Type: Article

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