1.0Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgeryhttps://www.proscholar.org/jciswebcontempohttps://www.proscholar.org/jcis/author/webcontempo/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vfiII0PneB"><a href="https://www.proscholar.org/jcis/publications/vol.4/iss.1/10/">Volume 4, issue 1, pp. 53-57</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.proscholar.org/jcis/publications/vol.4/iss.1/10/embed/#?secret=vfiII0PneB" width="600" height="338" title="“Volume 4, issue 1, pp. 53-57” — Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery" data-secret="vfiII0PneB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.proscholar.org/jcis/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Introduction. Flail chest can become life-threatening when accompanied by other complications of thoracic trauma. Current hospital flail chest management includes mechanical ventilation and pain control. Although mechanical ventilation management is constantly improving, prolonged intubation and intensive care lead to increased morbidity. Surgical fixation is gaining more ground against non-operative care and authors have reported better […]