Lessons from a large trauma center: impact of blunt chest trauma in polytrauma patients—still a relevant problem?

Konstantina Chrysou1, Harald Gabriel1, Beatrix Hoksch1, Ralph A. Schmid1, Gregor J. Kocher1
1Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH – 3010, Bern, Switzerland

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