Prognostic factors in flail-chest patients☆
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Prognostic factors in flail-chest patients.
OBJECTIVE The records of 250 patients presenting with flail-chest injury in a level I trauma centre were reviewed and analysed in order to determine prognostic factors. METHODS There were 250 consecutive trauma patients with flail chest, 183 men (73.2%) and 67 women (26.8%) ranging in age from 18 to 91 years, admitted to our hospital. The leading cause of injury was road traffic accident. One...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1010-7940
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.02.034