Management of pulmonary contusion and flail chest: An eastern association for the surgery of trauma practice management guideline

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 5 SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages

  Simon, Bruce ^a   Ebert, James ^b   Bokhari, Faran ^c   Capella, Jeannette ^d   Emhoff, Timothy ^a   Hayward, Thomas ^e   Rodriguez, Aurelio ^f   Smith, Lou ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^d Altoona Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

chest trauma; flail chest; Guideline; pain control; pulmonary contusion

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; DIURETIC AGENT; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; BREATHING EXERCISE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COLLOID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CRYSTALLOID; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIXATION DEVICE; FLAIL CHEST; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG CONTUSION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NEUTROPHIL; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; RIB FRACTURE; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOTOMY; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TISSUE PERFUSION; VENTILATOR;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; CONTUSIONS; FLAIL CHEST; HUMANS; LUNG INJURY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84869793048     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31827019fd     Document Type: Article

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