Management of flail chest with respiratory failure is:: (A) Chest tube drainage, (B) Oxygen administration, (C) IPPV, (D) Internal operative fixation of the fractures segments
Answer is C. - Flail chest - 2 or more consecutive ribs at 2 or more than 2 places - Treatment - Oxygen inhalation Adequate analgesia Physiotherapy - If flail chest + respiratory failure: IPPV