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Research Article| Volume 2, ISSUE 4, P759-773, October 1986

Critical Care Management of Chest Injury

  • Terry P. Clemmer
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    Corresponding author: Department of Critical Care Medicine, LDS Hospital, Eighth Avenue and C Streets, Salt Lake City, UT 84143
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    Director of Critical Care Medicine, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Co-Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Walter R. Fairfax
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    Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Utali College of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Occupational (Pulmonary) Medicine, University of Utah College of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-0704(18)30578-5
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      This article reviews the care of the chest-injured patient during the intensive care unit phase of his or her recovery. Special attention is given to the respiratory aspects of care; hemodynamic and nutritional aspects are also covered.
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