title: [Surgical fixation in flail chest : a local first encouraging experience].
abstract: We report the case of a young woman who suffered from a severe traffic accident with major thoracic trauma consisting of hemopneumothorax and flail chest. At day 5 of mechanical ventilation, a surgical reduction and fixation of the fractured ribs were performed; the patient was liberated from mechanical ventilation the next day and discharged from the intensive care unit two days later. The success of this local first case incites us to further a similar approach in such challenging trauma cases.
authors.affiliation: Service des Urgences, CHR Citadelle, Liège.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tonglet
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie cardiothoracique, CHR Citadelle, Liège.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Desiron
authors.affiliation: Service des Soins intensifs, CHR Citadelle, Liège.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marechal
authors.affiliation: ) Service d'Anesthésie, CHR Citadelle, Liège..
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pitance
authors.affiliation: Service des Urgences, CHR Citadelle, Liège.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Degesves
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005409:Flail Chest / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords:  Acute surgery;  Trauma ; Flail chest 