Flail chest in a neonate resulting from nonaccidental trauma

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 536-538

  Gipson, Christopher L ^a   Tobias, Joseph D ^a,b,c  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (United States)

^c Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Flail chest; Nonaccidental trauma; Shaken baby syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANNULATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FLAIL CHEST; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA;

CHILD ABUSE; FLAIL CHEST; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RIB FRACTURES;

EID: 33744491545     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000216471.54786.e5     Document Type: Review

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