Long-term pulmonary function after recovery from pulmonary contusion due to blunt chest trauma

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 673-676

  Amital, Anat ^a,b   Shitrit, David ^a,b   Fox, Benjamin D ^a,b   Raviv, Yael ^a   Fuks, Leonardo ^a   Terner, Irit ^a,b   Kramer, Mordechai R ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Contusion; Lung function; Pneumothorax; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTUSION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEMATOTHORAX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROGNOSIS; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RIB FRACTURE; SMOKING; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; CONTUSIONS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX; HUMANS; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RIB FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449139130     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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