Organ donation: An important outcome after resuscitative thoracotomy

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 211, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 450-455

  Schnriger, Beat ^a   Inaba, Kenji ^a   Branco, Bernardino C ^a   Salim, Ali ^b   Russell, Katie ^c   Lam, Lydia ^a   Plurad, David ^a   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ED; EDT; Emergency department; Emergency department thoracotomy; SICU; Surgical intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN DEATH; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG COLLAPSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHOCK; SMALL INTESTINE; SURVIVAL; THORACOTOMY; ADOLESCENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSPLANTATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN DEATH; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOTOMY; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77957242539     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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