Lung sparing damage control surgery for major thoracic trauma - A 5-year experience

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-189

  Hanif, Faisal ^b   Mirza, Shaukat Mahmood ^b   Chaudhry, Abdul Majeed ^a  

^a MAYO HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b 6 Buchannan Apartments ^*

Author keywords

Lung sparing surgery; Pulmonary resections; Thoracic trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG SPARING SURGERY; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTIM;

EID: 33746395169     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-006-6023-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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