Urgent and Emergent Thoracotomy for Penetrating Chest Trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 664-668

  Karmy Jones, Riyad ^a   Nathens, Avery ^a   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^a   Shatz, David V ^b   Brundage, Susan ^c   Wall Jr , Mathew J ^c   Engelhardt, Sandra ^d   Hoyt, David B ^d   Holcroft, John ^e   Knudson, M Margaret ^e   Michaels, Andrew ^f   Long, William ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gunshot wound; Injury Severity Score; Resuscitative thoracotomy; Stab wound

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STAB WOUND; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PENETRATING TRAUMA;

EID: 11144356083     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000068238.74552.4b     Document Type: Review

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