[Successful treatment of a geriatric COVID-19 patient with severe chest trauma : An interdisciplinary case report].

[Successful treatment of a geriatric COVID-19 patient with severe chest trauma : An interdisciplinary case report].

A Akil, M C Müller, S Ziegeler, N Dickgreber, S Fischer

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly worldwide and leads to high morbidity and mortality. Clinical experience regarding the surgical management in COVID-19 patients is limited. We report the interdisciplinary approach in a COVID-19 patient with severe thoracic trauma and pulmonary symptoms, who was admitted to the emergency unit after blunt chest trauma with dislocated serial rib fractures and concomitant hemothorax.

2021

coronavirus, pneumonia, Hemothorax, Rib fracture, Rib osteosynthesis

10.1007/s00113-021-00962-3

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