Tracheobronchial injuries from blunt trauma

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 414-415

  Wong, Edward H N ^a   Knight, Simon ^a  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway injury; Chest trauma; Tracheobronchial injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRONCHOPLASTY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL INJURY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; BRONCHI; HUMANS; MALE; TRACHEA; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33744733094     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03738.x     Document Type: Article

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