Prolonged mechanical rib separation is a key element to prevent thoracic compartment syndrome in penetrating chest trauma: A case report

Penetrating cardiac injury in trauma patients is highly morbid. Most cases do not survive long enough to manifest the severe physiologic consequences of massive blood product resuscitation, namely, thoracic compartment syndrome and right ventricular (RV) failure. This case exhibits a thoracic compar...

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Published in:Trauma Case Rep
Main Authors: MacKay, Emily J., Niu, Ng T., Cannon, Jeremy W., Kaplan, Lewis J., Pascual, José L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8255934/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34258370
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100498
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