Delayed Hemothorax after Blunt Trauma without Rib Fractures
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A prospective analysis of occult pneumothorax, delayed pneumothorax and delayed hemothorax after minor blunt thoracic trauma.
OBJECTIVES A prospective analysis was conducted to define the incidence of occult pneumothorax (OPX), delayed pneumothorax (DPX) and delayed hemothorax (DHX) and to propose an algorithm for surveillance. METHODS During the last 2 years 709 consecutive patients who did not fulfill the indications for intrahospital management were examined at our emergency department for blunt thoracic injury. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Military Medicine
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0026-4075,1930-613X
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/168.6.501