Resuscitative emergency thoracotomy in a Swiss trauma centre

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 541-548

  Lustenberger, T ^a   Labler, L ^b   Stover, J F ^c   Keel, M J B ^d  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Department of Surgery   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOM; PENETRATING TRAUMA; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SWITZERLAND; THORACOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOMS; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; THORACOTOMY; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858078564     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7706     Document Type: Article

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