The need for mechanical ventilation and the length of stay in intensive care have a decreasing trend in patients who underwent surgical stabilization. 6 The main objective is surgical stabilization of the chest wall in cases of flail chest with a parenchymal damage due to severe rib fracture, who need prolonged mechanical ventilation, however, the technique used is at the discretion of the surgeon.
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A Case of Traumatic Flail Chest Requiring Stabilization with Surgical Reconstruction.
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