Emergency thoracotomy: "How to do it"

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-24

  Wise, David ^a   Davies, G ^a   Coats, T ^b   Lockey, D ^c   Hyde, J ^d   Good, A ^e  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PENETRATING TRAUMA; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 12344258155     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.012963     Document Type: Review

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