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Tracheobronchial injuries in blunt chest trauma
Introduction: Tracheobronchial injuries are uncommon but potentially fatal complication of blunt thoracic trauma harboring a high morbidity and mortality if not diagnosed early . A recent series gleaning cases from four major Trauma Center in Los Angeles nine cases in a seven- year period , but the incidence of these injuries has been increasing recently. This has been attributed to improvement...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0911-1794,2187-2988
DOI: 10.9794/jspccs.32.54