Tracheobronchial Injury by Blunt Trauma in Children: Is Emergency Tracheobronchoscopy Always Necessary?

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 398-402

  Poli Merol, M L ^a   Belouadah, M ^a   Parvy, F ^b   Chauvet, P ^b   Egreteau, L ^a   Daoud, S ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Blunt cervical trauma; Children; Tracheobronchial injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL INJURY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; DRAINAGE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEA; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0742306206     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-44730     Document Type: Article

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