Emergency room thoracotomy for penetrating cardiac injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1983, Pages 570-576

  Rohman, Michael ^a   Ivatury, Rao R ^a   Steichen, Felicien M ^a   Gaudino, Jean ^a   Nallathambi, Manohar N ^a   Khan, Mohammad ^a   Stahl, William M ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART; HEART INJURY; HEART RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SURVIVAL; THERAPY; THORACOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; THORACIC SURGERY; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0020590454     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198307000-00005     Document Type: Article

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