Timing matters: Early versus late rib fixation in patients with multiple rib fractures and pulmonary contusion
Emanuele Lagazzi, Wardah Rafaqat, Dias Argandykov, Amory de Roulet, May Abiad, Jefferson A. Proaño-Zamudio, George C. Velmahos, John O. Hwabejire, Charudutt N. Paranjape, Katherine Albutt
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MedicinePulmonary contusionIntensive care unitSurgeryFlail chestMechanical ventilationRespiratory distressIntubationInjury Severity ScoreBlunt traumaBluntAnesthesiaPoison controlInjury preventionEmergency medicineInternal medicineTrauma Management and DiagnosisTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesRestraint-Related Deaths