Journal of The Showa Medical Association
Online ISSN : 2185-0976
Print ISSN : 0037-4342
ISSN-L : 0037-4342
SEVERE THORACIC TRAUMA: THE FLAIL CHEST
Yoshikazu IwahoriYukio SuzukiMasakazu NakajimaKen-ichi NomuraHiroshi OtaHiroshi MaedaMasahiro Li[in Japanese]Michio FujiwaraKeisuke ShimizuTadanori KawadaKazuyoshi KanekoKoichi FujiiKazuhiro MorimotoJun-ichi IshiiKeizo TakahashiYutaka Inada
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1971 Volume 31 Issue 8 Pages 432-440

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Abstract
Nowadays, chest injuries have become the most frequent problems. Thirty- three patients with chest injuries admitted to the Showa University Hospital during five years (1965-1970) .
Especially, the most cause of injuries was trafic accident by motor vehicles.
Six, (18.1%) of thirty-three thoracic injuries had Flail chest, and then, regarding to the management of these severs Flail chest, the attention must be payed to the advisability of early operative procedures and maintenance of the respiration using I.P.P.B.
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