| Literature DB >> 14979329 |
Jess M Schultz1, Donald D Trunkey.
Abstract
In summary, the incidence of BCI following blunt thoracic trauma patients has been reported between 20% and 76%, and no gold standard exists to diagnose BCI. Diagnostic tests should be limited to identify those patients who are at risk of developing cardiac complications as a result of BCI. Therapeutic interventions should be directed to treat the complications of BCI. Finally, the prognosis and outcome of BCI patients is encouragingEntities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14979329 DOI: 10.1016/s0749-0704(03)00092-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Crit Care Clin ISSN: 0749-0704 Impact factor: 3.598