Role of urgent thoracotomy in improving the survival of patients with severe chest trauma

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 575-578

  Ahmad, Syed Tanveer ^a   Ahmed, Syed Waqar ^a   Hussain, Niaz ^a   Khan, Muhammad Iqbal ^a  

^a JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Hemothorax; Thoracic trauma; Thoracostomy; Urgent thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PENETRATING TRAUMA; SURVIVAL; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URGENT THORACOTOMY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THORACIC INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOTOMY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 70350334351     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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