1999
Mediator-dependent secondary injury after unilateral blunt thoracic trauma.
Melton S, Davis K, Moomey C, Fabian T, Proctor K. Mediator-dependent secondary injury after unilateral blunt thoracic trauma. Shock 1999, 11: 396-402. PMID: 10454828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest traumaNaive recipientsRespiratory failureTube thoracostomyCross-transfusion experimentsEarly pharmacologic interventionBlunt chest traumaPulmonary vascular resistanceSevere chest traumaBlunt thoracic traumaVascular resistanceSupportive careCardiopulmonary changesThoracic traumaExchange transfusionLung compliancePathophysiologic sequencePrimary injurySecondary injuryMediator productionCardiac outputPharmacologic interventionsHistologic changesInflammatory processStroke volume
1994
Computed tomography in the diagnosis of blunt thoracic injury
Marts B, Durham R, Shapiro M, Mazuski J, Zuckerman D, Sundaram M, Luchtefeld W. Computed tomography in the diagnosis of blunt thoracic injury. The American Journal Of Surgery 1994, 168: 688-692. PMID: 7978020, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80146-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest X-rayBlunt thoracic traumaThoracic traumaLung fieldsInitial chest X-rayBlunt thoracic injuryBlunt chest traumaImportant diagnostic modalityDiaphragmatic injuryChest traumaAbdominal injuriesStable patientsParenchymal abnormalitiesPleural injuryChest tubeThoracic injuriesDiagnostic evaluationDiagnostic modalitiesComputed tomographyPrimary modalityPatientsCT scanningInjuryCTBlunt head
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