Pathophysiology and management of the flail chest

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 193-199

  Davignon, K ^a   Kwo, J ^a   Bigatello, L M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt chest trauma; Chest wall mechanics; Continuous positive airway pressure; Lung contusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; BREATHING; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLAIL CHEST; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG CONTUSION; LUNG VENTILATION; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RIB FRACTURE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PRESSURE; THORAX SURGERY; THORAX WALL;

ATELECTASIS; CONTUSIONS; FLAIL CHEST; HUMANS; HYPOVENTILATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 3142710993     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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