What is the relationship between the Number of Significant rib fractures and Haemothorax in adults with blunt chest trauma?

In any patient with BCT, and with fractured of 3 or more ribs, there may be the need to institute a CTTD irrespective of whether the chest radiograph or chest computerized scan shows immediate evidence of significant haemothorax.

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2025-12-31
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https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.1056
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Trauma Management and Diagnosis
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What is the relationship between the Number of Significant rib fractures and Haemothorax in adults with blunt chest trauma?

Kelechi E. Okonta
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Trauma Management and Diagnosis
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What is the relationship between the Number of Significant rib fractures and Haemothorax in adults with blunt chest trauma?

Kelechi E. Okonta
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Abstract

In any patient with BCT, and with fractured of 3 or more ribs, there may be the need to institute a CTTD irrespective of whether the chest radiograph or chest computerized scan shows immediate evidence of significant haemothorax.

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