Thoracotomy for blunt chest trauma: is chest tube output a useful criterion?

AIM: The aim of this study was to determine whether the traditional criteria of chest tube output are useful indicators for urgent thoracotomy in patients with blunt chest trauma. METHODS: Data were collected retrospectively from our trauma registry of 542 blunt chest trauma patients (Chest Abbrevia...

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Published in:Acute Med Surg
Main Authors: Mizushima, Yasuaki, Nakao, Shota, Watanabe, Hiroaki, Matsuoka, Tetsuya
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5667395/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29123757
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ams2.148
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