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Pulmonary Contusion
Chest Trauma
Pulmonary Contusion
, February 09, 2004
Pulmonary Contusion
Pulmonary contusion is an injury to lung parenchyma, leading to oedema and blood collecting in alveolar spaces and loss of normal lung structure & function. This blunt lung injury develops over the course of 24 hours, leading to poor gas exchange, increased pulmonary vascular resistance and decreased lung compliance.
