Is pre-hospital thoracotomy necessary in the military environment?

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 469-473

  Morrison, J J ^a   Mellor, A ^b   Midwinter, M ^a   Mahoney, P F ^a   Clasper, J C ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ballistic trauma; Military surgery; Pre hospital thoracotomy; Thoracic trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MILITARY MEDICINE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EXSANGUINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 79953696833     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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