Early results after operatively versus non-operatively treated flail chest: a retrospective study focusing on outcome and complications

PURPOSE: Flail chest was traditionally treated non-operatively using mechanical ventilation and pain control. In order to reduce the occurrence of ventilation-associated complications and long-term disability, operative rib fixation is becoming a proven standard therapy for these patients. However,...

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Autores principales: Wijffels, Mathieu M. E., Hagenaars, Tjebbe, Latifi, Diba, Van Lieshout, Esther M. M., Verhofstad, Michael H. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7280328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29785655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-018-0961-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7280328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29785655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-018-0961-4

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