Operative management of Rib fractures in the setting of flail chest: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 258, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 914-921

  Leinicke, Jennifer A ^a   Elmore, Leisha ^a   Freeman, Bradley D ^a   Colditz, Graham A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

flail chest; meta analysis; rib fracture; surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FLAIL CHEST; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRACHEOSTOMY;

FLAIL CHEST; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RIB FRACTURES;

EID: 84888138547     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182895bb0     Document Type: Article

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