Surgical stabilization of severe rib fractures

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 883-887

  Pieracci, Fredric M ^a   Rodil, Maria ^a   Stovall, Robert T ^a   Johnson, Jeffrey L ^a   Biffl, Walter L ^a   Mauffrey, Cyril ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEPTH GAUGE; DRILL GUIDE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTUBATION; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LUNG MECHANICS; MOBILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; RIB FRACTURE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL STABILIZATION OF RIB FRACTURE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; BRONCHOSCOPY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROCEDURES; RIB FRACTURES;

BRONCHOSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RIB FRACTURES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 84926341514     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000581     Document Type: Article

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