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- Title
Performance of Rib Plate Hardware in an Elderly Woman Receiving Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation after Surgical Rib Fixation.
- Authors
Edgerton, Colston A.; Crookes, Bruce A.; Eriksson, Evert A.
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 65-year-old female patient who was a victim of a car crash and suffered complications including traumatic brain injury, left clavicle fracture and left rib fractures. It discusses the surgical rib fixation (SRF) technique which was performed on her following which the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) intervention was also performed. It also analyzes the performance of the surgical Rib Plate Hardware following the intervention.
- Subjects
BRAIN injuries; PATIENTS; CLAVICLE injuries; RIB fractures; RIB surgery; CARDIOPULMONARY resuscitation; TRAFFIC accident victims
- Publication
American Surgeon, 2017, Vol 83, Issue 8, pe291
- ISSN
0003-1348
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/000313481708300809