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[Extract] Flail chest occurs in 5–13% of patients with chest wall injury and is associated with higher rates of pulmonary contusion compared with other types of chest wall trauma.1 Patients… Click to show full abstract
[Extract] Flail chest occurs in 5–13% of patients with chest wall injury and is associated with higher rates of pulmonary contusion compared with other types of chest wall trauma.1 Patients with multiple rib fractures are susceptible to intrathoracic, intra‐abdominal, upper extremity and head injuries. Up to 81%2 of patients with multiple rib fractures can develop haemothorax, which is usually evident on initial presentation.
Keywords:
context posterior;
variceal haemorrhage;
haemorrhage context;
acute variceal;
flail;
flail chest
Journal Title: ANZ Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: ANZ Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2019
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