Late stabilization surgery in flail chest and pulmonary contusion
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Blunt thoracic trauma: flail chest, pulmonary contusion, and blast injury.
Blunt thoracic trauma can result in significant morbidity in injured patients. Both chest wall and the intrathoracic visceral injuries can lead to life-threatening complications if not anticipated and treated. Pain control, aggressive pulmonary toilet, and mechanical ventilation when necessary are the mainstays of supportive treatment. The elderly with blunt chest trauma are especially at risk ...
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Since 1970 we have stabilized the ribs to correct paradoxical movement of the chest wall in chest injuries, using an original technique, in order to avoid as far as possible the need for long-term chest wall stabilization by intermittent positive pressure respiration (IPPR). The technical details of surgical stabilization are described, and the different types of stainless steel struts are show...
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Despite the high prevalence of chest trauma and its high morbidity, lung contusion (LC) often remains undiagnosed in the emergency department (ED). The present study investigates the possible clinical applicability of chest ultrasonography for the diagnosis of LC in the ED in comparison to radiography and CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred twenty-one patients admitted to th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indonesia Journal of Biomedical Science
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2302-2906
DOI: 10.15562/ijbs.v14i1.232