Ventilation in chest trauma

mechanical ventilation in chest trauma

Mechanical Ventilation in Chest Trauma

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Mechanical ventilation strategies in massive chest trauma.

Patients in extremis because of trauma-related massive chest injury require expedient evaluation and prompt intervention. The initial pathophysiology relates to the significant intrapulmonary shunting caused by disruption of pulmonary capillaries and extravasation into the alveolar spaces. Disproportionate or unilateral lung involvement needs measures more technical than general supportive care...

Tracheobronchial injuries in blunt chest trauma

Introduction: Tracheobronchial injuries are uncommon but potentially fatal complication of blunt thoracic trauma harboring a high morbidity and mortality if not diagnosed early . A recent series gleaning cases from four major Trauma Center in Los Angeles nine cases in a seven- year period , but the incidence of these injuries has been increasing recently. This has been attributed to improvement...

chest tube removal time in trauma patients on positive ventilation pressure: a randomized clinical trial

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