A 78-year-old man with an elevated hemidiaphragm following trauma

Chest. 2008 Dec;134(6):1336-1339. doi: 10.1378/chest.08-0503.

Authors

Joaquim M Havens¹, Edward Kelly², Vihas Patel²

Affiliations

¹ Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Boston, MA. Electronic address: JHAVENS@partners.org.
² Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Boston, MA.

PMID: 19059966
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0503

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls*
Aged
Diaphragmatic Eventration / diagnosis*
Diaphragmatic Eventration / etiology*
Diaphragmatic Eventration / therapy
Humans
Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic / complications*
Male
Positive-Pressure Respiration
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy