Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9405401 | Surgery | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Increasing the number of rib fractures correlated directly with increasing pulmonary morbidity and mortality. Patients sustaining fractures of 6 or more ribs are at significant risk for death from causes unrelated to the rib fractures. Epidural analgesia was associated with a reduction in mortality for all patients sustaining rib fractures, particularly those with more than 4 fractures, but this modality of treatment appears to be underused.
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Authors
Benjamin T. BA, Fred A. MD, R. Lawrence MD, Thomas J. MD, MPH, Kimberly A. MD, John M. MD, Richard L. MD,