Impact of flail chest injury on morbidity and outcome: ten years’ experience at a tertiary care hospital in a developing country

Abstract 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 management factors. Methodology A retrospe...

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Main Authors: Khaled M. Alanwer, Ali Mohammed Refat, Essamedin M. Negm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-023-02185-y