SEVERE CRUSHING INJURIES OF THE CHEST
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Intermittent positive pressure ventilation in the treatment of severe crushing injuries of the chest.
Chest injuries causing respiratory failure have been treated in an intensive care unit during the last three years. Tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation combined with adequate metabolic care have proved effective therapy, and mechanical fixation has not been necessary. Patients were admitted from the casualty department or were referred by the consultants in charge of them from other wards a...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1960
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)32666-2