Frequency and number of resuscitation related rib and sternum fractures are higher than generally considered

Resuscitation

Volumn 93, Issue , 2015, Pages 136-141

  Kralj, Eduard ^a   Podbregar, Matej ^b   Kejžar, Nataša ^a   Balažic, Jože ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Age; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ERC guidelines; Gender; LUCAS; Skeletal chest injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENDER; HEART ARREST; HEART MASSAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RIB FRACTURE; SHOULDER FRACTURE; SLOVENIA; STERNUM FRACTURE; VERY ELDERLY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DIAGNOSIS; INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; RIB FRACTURES; RISK FACTOR; STERNUM; THORACIC INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRESSURE; RIB FRACTURES; RISK FACTORS; SLOVENIA; STERNUM; THORACIC INJURIES;

EID: 84937521106     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.02.034     Document Type: Article

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