Characteristics of chest wall injuries that predict postrecovery pulmonary symptoms: A secondary analysis of data from a randomized trial

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 179-187

  Dhillon, Tejveer S ^a   Galante, Joseph M ^a   Salcedo, Edgardo S ^a   Utter, Garth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest wall trauma; dyspnea; flail chest; health related quality of life; rib fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIB FRACTURE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SHORT FORM 36; ST. GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX INJURY; THORAX WALL; COMPLICATION; CONVALESCENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; INJURIES; LUNG INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RIB FRACTURES; THORACIC WALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938600481     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000718     Document Type: Article

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