Pneumorrhachis as a consequence of chest trauma.

Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed)

Departamento de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapeútica del Dolor, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.

Published: April 2022

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