"Flail Chest" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A complication of multiple RIB FRACTURES; RIB and STERNUM fractures, or thoracic surgery. A portion of the THORACIC WALL becomes isolated from the RIB CAGE and exhibits paradoxical respiration.
| Descriptor ID |
D005409
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.891.315
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| Concept/Terms |
Flail Chest- Flail Chest
- Chest, Flail
- Stove-in Chest
- Chest, Stove-in
- Stove in Chest
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Flail Chest" by people in Profiles.
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The evolution of a chest wall injury and reconstruction clinic during a pandemic. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Dec 01; 93(6):781-785.
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Surgical stabilization versus nonoperative treatment for flail and non-flail rib fracture patterns in patients with traumatic brain injury. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Aug; 48(4):3327-3338.
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Surgical stabilization of severe chest wall injury following cardiopulmonary resuscitation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 01 01; 92(1):98-102.
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Are rib fractures stable? An analysis of progressive rib fracture offset in the acute trauma setting. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 12 01; 91(6):917-922.
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Reversed contour rib plate for surgical stabilization of juxtaspinal rib fractures: Description of a novel surgical technique. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 06 01; 90(6):e163-e168.
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Stop flailing: The impact of bicortically displaced rib fractures on pulmonary outcomes in patients with chest trauma - an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 10; 89(4):658-664.
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Surgical rib fixation for flail chest deformity improves liberation from mechanical ventilation. J Crit Care. 2014 Feb; 29(1):139-43.