Anterior flail chest and sternal fracture: To fix or not to fix?

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 188-

  Leo, Francesco ^a   Venissac, Nicolas ^a   Lopez, Stephane ^a   Pop, Daniel ^a   Savinelli, Francesco ^a   Mouroux, Jérôme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FLAIL CHEST; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEART CONTUSION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; LUNG CONTUSION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PUBLICATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RIB FRACTURE; STERNUM; THORAX INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0141483587     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230301100228     Document Type: Letter

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