Chest injuries in polytrauma

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 239-243

  Vécsei, Vilmos ^a   Arbes, Stephanie ^a   Aldrian, Silke ^a   Nau, Thomas ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

AIS; Chest injuries; Injury pattern; Mortality; Polytrauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLAIL CHEST; HEALTH CENTER; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG INJURY; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PNEUMOTHORAX; RIB FRACTURE; THORAX INJURY;

EID: 21244476045     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-005-2033-9     Document Type: Article

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