Emergency thoracotomy in trauma: Rationale, risks, and realities

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-10

  Søreide, Kjetil ^a,b   Petrone, P ^c   Asensio, J A ^d  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Emergency thoracotomy; Indications; Resuscitation; Risk; Survival; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART MASSAGE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; INJURY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY; TRAINING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947643057     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690709600102     Document Type: Review

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