Facilitating ventilator weaning through rib fixation combined with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in severe blunt chest injury with acute respiratory failure

Facilitating ventilator weaning through rib fixation combined with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in severe blunt chest injury with acute respiratory failure

Abstract Background Severe blunt chest injury sometimes induces acute respiratory failure (ARF), requiring ventilator use. We aimed to evaluate the effect of performing rib fixation with the addition of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) on patients with ARF caused by blunt thoracic injury...

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Main Authors: Tung-Ho Wu, Hsing-Lin Lin, Yi-Pin Chou, Fong-Dee Huang, Wen-Yen Huang, Yih-Wen Tarng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Ventilator dependence
Rib fixation
Acute respiratory failure
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Blunt thoracic injury
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-2755-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-2755-4

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