Long-term patient outcomes after surgical stabilization of rib fractures

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 88-92

  Majercik, Sarah ^a   Cannon, Quinn ^a   Granger, Steven R ^a   Vanboerum, Don H ^a   White, Thomas W ^a  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest trauma; Flail chest; Outcomes; Rib fracture; Surgical stabilization of rib fractures

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC PAIN; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FLAIL CHEST; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE SURGICAL STABILIZATION; HEMATOTHORAX; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLEURA CAVITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB FRACTURE; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORAX DEFORMITY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

CHEST TRAUMA; FLAIL CHEST; OUTCOMES; RIB FRACTURE; SURGICAL STABILIZATION OF RIB FRACTURES;

EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIB FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902986439     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.08.051     Document Type: Article

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