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Assessment of Pendelluft Using Electrical Impedance Tomography in a Patient With Flail Chest [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
An 80‐year‐old man with flail chest exhibiting paradoxical chest wall movement required mechanical ventilation for internal fixation. Despite the apparent paradoxical motion resolution, unstable chest wall segments allowed pendelluft to persist.
Naruaki Otake, Hidefumi Sano, Jushi Numata, Takeo Nagura, Junya Tsurukiri   +4 more
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Rib Fracture Fixation Restores Inspiratory Volume and Peak Flow in a Full Thorax Human Cadaveric Breathing Model [PDF]

Archives of Trauma Research, 2015
Background Multiple rib fractures cause significant pain and potential for chest wall instability. Despite an emerging trend of surgical management of flail chest injuries, there are no studies examining the effect of rib fracture fixation on ...
Slobogean, Kim, Russell, Stockton, Hsieh, O’Toole   +5 more
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K-Rod: An Innovative Method of Personalized Rib Splinting for Expeditious Management of Flail Chest in Acute Care Settings [PDF]

Medicina, 2022
Flail chest is a severe type of multiple rib fracture that can cause ventilation problems and respiratory complications. Historically, flail chest has been mainly managed through pain control and ventilatory support as needed.
Chia-Jung Lin, Yung-Sung Yeh, Yen-Ko Lin, Chao-Wen Chen   +3 more
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Motor Vehicle Protective Device Usage Associated with Decreased Rate of Flail Chest: A Retrospective Database Analysis [PDF]

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: Protective equipment, including seatbelts and airbags, have dramatically reduced the morbidity and mortality rates associated with motor vehicle collisions (MVCs).
Aria Bassiri, Avanti Badrinathan, Sami Kishawi, Jillian Sinopoli, Philip A. Linden, Vanessa P. Ho, Christopher W. Towe   +6 more
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Predicting pneumonia during hospitalization in flail chest patients using machine learning approaches [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
ObjectivePneumonia is a common pulmonary complication of flail chest, causing high morbidity and mortality rates in affected patients. The existing methods for identifying pneumonia have low accuracy, and their use may delay antimicrobial therapy ...
Xiaolin Song, Xiaolin Song, Hui Li, Qingsong Chen, Tao Zhang, Tao Zhang, Guangbin Huang, Lingyun Zou, Dingyuan Du   +8 more
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Impact of flail chest injury on morbidity and outcome: ten years’ experience at a tertiary care hospital in a developing country [PDF]

BMC Anesthesiology, 2023
Background One of the worst types of severe chest injuries seen by clinicians is flail chest. This study aims to measure the overall mortality rate among flail chest patients and then to correlate mortality with several demographic, pathologic, and ...
Khaled M. Alanwer, Ali Mohammed Refat, Essamedin M. Negm   +2 more
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Stabilization of after-traumatic flail chest by minimally invasive modified NUSS procedure in patient with starting respiratory insufficiency [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2023
A flail chest is one of the possible medical conditions suffered by individuals who were injured in traffic accidents, caused by multiple fractures of the ribs and sternum. Which often results in paradoxical chest movements.
Robert Chudzik, Krzysztof Buczyński, Paweł Rybojad, Marek Sawicki   +3 more
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3D-printed external fixation guide combined with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of flail chest: a technical report and case series [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
BackgroundFlail chest is a common and serious traumatic condition in thoracic surgery. The treatment of flail chest often includes open reduction and internal fixation, which is relatively traumatic, complicated, and expensive.
Meng Hu, Maolin Sun, Chuanen Bao, Junlong Luo, Longcai Zhuo, Ming Guo   +5 more
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Quality of life and clinical outcomes of operatively treated patients with flail chest injuries: A multicentre prospective cohort study [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
IntroductionMost studies about rib fractures focus on mortality and morbidity. Literature is scarce on long term and quality of life (QoL) outcomes.
Ruben J. Hoepelman, Fabrizio Minervini, Frank J. P. Beeres, Bas van Wageningen, Frank F. IJpma, Nicole M. van Veelen, Koen W. W. Lansink, Jochem M. Hoogendoorn, Mark. C. P. van Baal, Rolf H. H. Groenwold, Rolf H. H. Groenwold, Roderick M. Houwert, on behalf of the NEXT study group   +12 more
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A rare complication of cardiopulmonary resuscitation applied during transportation by ambulance: A case report of flail chest [PDF]

Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to be applied during patient transfer by ambulance differs from CPR applied in the field or in the hospital in terms of physical condition.
Güner Yurtsever, Adnan Yamanoglu, Ejder Saylav Bora, Fatih Esad Topal   +3 more
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