Open fixation in flail chest: Review of 64 patients

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-15

  Balci, Akin Eraslan ^a,b   Eren, Şevval ^a   Çakir, Ömer ^a   Eren, M Nesimi ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FLAIL CHEST; FRACTURE FIXATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; INTERMITTENT MANDATORY VENTILATION; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX INJURY; THORAX WALL;

EID: 2542522238     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230401200104     Document Type: Review

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