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A case report of thoracic compartment syndrome in the setting of penetrating chest trauma and review of the literature

Trauma-related thoracic compartment syndrome (TCS) is a rare, life threatening condition that develops secondary to elevated intra-thoracic pressure and manifests itself clinically as significantly elevated airway pressures, inability to provide adequate ventilation and hemodynamic instability tempo...

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Main Authors: Wandling, Michael W, An, Gary C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2917402/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20673346
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-5-22
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