Vital capacity as a predictor of outcome in elderly patients with rib fractures

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-134

  Bakhos, Charles ^a   O'Connor, Judy ^a   Kyriakides, Tassos ^a   Abou Nukta, Fadi ^a   Bonadies, John ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric; Outcome; Rib fractures; Vital capacity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG COMPLICATION; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB FRACTURE; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; VITAL CAPACITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIB FRACTURES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; VITAL CAPACITY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33746239031     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000223463.88422.6a     Document Type: Article

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