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Kinetic therapy in multiple trauma patients with severe blunt chest trauma: An analysis at a level-1 trauma center

2014; IOS Press; Volume: 23; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3233/thc-140869

1878-7401

Christian Zeckey, Klaus W. Wendt, Philipp Mommsen, Marcel Winkelmann, Cornelia Frömke, J Weidemann, Timo Stübig, Christian Krettek, Frank Hildebrand,

Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

Background and objectives: Chest trauma is a relevant risk factor for mortality after multiple trauma. Kinetic therapy (KT) represents a potential treatment option in order to restore pulmonary function. Decision criteria for performing kinetic thera