Smekal, D. 2013. Safety with Mechanical Chest Compressions in CPR: Clinical studies with the LUCASTM device. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 922. 69 pp. Uppsala. ISBN 978-91-554-8716-4. Chest compressions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation are of utmost importance although not without a risk. Many injuries are d...

Severe breathing problems arise in multiple rib fractures. As a result, many advantages of the surgical stabilization of the chest wall have been reported. Especially, shortening mechanical ventilation, along with a decrease in the duration of intensive care unit stay, is important for the prevention of possible infection complications. In this study, the dramatic improvement of the breathing p...

Pain control after traumatic rib fracture is essential to avoid respiratory complications and prolonged hospitalization. Narcotics are commonly used, but adjunctive medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be beneficial. Twenty-one patients with traumatic rib fractures treated with both narcotics and intravenous ibuprofen (IVIb) (Treatment) were retrospectively compared with...

BACKGROUND Vitamin K participates in bone metabolism and, since oral anticoagulants antagonize vitamin K, their use may increase the risk of osteoporosis. OBJECTIVE To evaluate fracture risk at all skeletal sites following exposure to oral anticoagulants. METHODS In a population-based retrospective cohort study, 572 Olmsted County, Minnesota, women 35 years or older at their first lifetime ...