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Descriptor English: Flail Chest
Descriptor Spanish: Tórax Paradójico
Descriptor tórax paradójico
Entry term(s) tórax azotado
tórax batiente
tórax inestable
volet costal
Scope note: Complicación de FRACTURAS DE LAS COSTILLAS múltiples, fracturas de las COSTILLAS y el ESTERNÓN, o de la cirugía torácica. Una porción de la PARED TORÁCICA queda aislada de la CAJA TORÁCICA y presenta una respiración paradójica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tórax Fundido
Descriptor French: Volet thoracique
Entry term(s): Chest, Flail
Chest, Stove-in
Stove in Chest
Stove-in Chest
Tree number(s): C26.891.315
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005409
Scope note: A complication of multiple RIB FRACTURES; RIB and STERNUM fractures, or thoracic surgery. A portion of the THORACIC WALL becomes isolated from the RIB CAGE and exhibits paradoxical respiration.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Rib Fractures (1966-1979)
Thoracic Injuries (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under THORACIC INJURIES 1980-90
History Note: 91(80); was see under THORACIC INJURIES 1980-90
DeCS ID: 5545
Unique ID: D005409
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/12/21
Revision Date: 2016/03/03
Flail Chest - Preferred
Concept UI M0008534
Scope note A complication of multiple RIB FRACTURES; RIB and STERNUM fractures, or thoracic surgery. A portion of the THORACIC WALL becomes isolated from the RIB CAGE and exhibits paradoxical respiration.
Preferred term Flail Chest
Entry term(s) Chest, Flail
Chest, Stove-in
Stove in Chest
Stove-in Chest



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