Risk factors that predict mortality in patients with blunt chest wall trauma: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2021-212184
Abstract: Background Over the last 10 years, research has highlighted emerging potential risk factors for poor outcomes following blunt chest wall trauma. The aim was to update a previous systematic review and meta-analysis of the risk… read more here.
Keywords: blunt chest; wall trauma; risk factors; risk ... See more keywords
Surgical management of rib fractures in chest wall trauma
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DOI: 10.21037/jovs.2019.11.06
Abstract: Chest wall trauma along with resulting pulmonary complications are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Non-surgical treatment of rib fractures has represented the gold standard for the past few decades but a new trend towards… read more here.
Keywords: surgical management; rib; chest wall; wall trauma ... See more keywords
Thoracic wall trauma-misdiagnosed lesions on radiographs and usefulness of ultrasound, multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
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DOI: 10.21037/qims.2017.08.02
Abstract: Blunt injuries to the chest wall are an important chapter on emergency room (ER) departments, being the third most common injuries in trauma patients which ominous complications could appear. This article describes different types of… read more here.
Keywords: computed tomography; resonance imaging; magnetic resonance; trauma ... See more keywords