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Rib fractures in the elderly: physiology trumps anatomy
INTRODUCTION: Rib fractures in elderly patients are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Predicting which patients are at risk for complications is an area of debate. Current models use anatomic, physiologic or laboratory parameters in isolation to answer this question. The ‘RibScore’...
Autores principales: | Schmoekel, Nathan, Berguson, Jon, Stassinopoulos, Jerry, Karamanos, Efstathios, Patton, Joe, Johnson, Jeffrey L |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6560485/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31245614 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2018-000257 |
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