Impact of blunt pulmonary contusion in polytrauma patients with rib fractures

Claire Miller; Allan Stolarski; Ashar Ata; Ashley Pfaff; Pallavi Nadendla; Kimberly Owens; Lauren Evans; Daniel Bonville; Carl Rosati; Steven C. Stain; Marcel Tafen

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.01.027

Impact of blunt pulmonary contusion in polytrauma patients with rib fractures

Claire Miller, Allan Stolarski, Ashar Ata, Ashley Pfaff, Pallavi Nadendla, Kimberly Owens, Lauren Evans, Daniel Bonville, Carl Rosati, Steven C. Stain, Marcel Tafen

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Abstract

Blunt pulmonary contusion (BPC) significantly impacts morbidity and mortality. We investigated the effect of BPC in polytrauma patients with rib fractures.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	51-55
Number of pages	5
Journal	American Journal of Surgery
Volume	218
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.01.027
State	Published - Jul 2019

Keywords

Blunt chest trauma
Polytrauma
Pulmonary contusion
Rib fractures

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Surgery

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