Emergent pediatric thoracotomy following traumatic arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1521-1524

  Easter, Joshua S ^a,b   Vinton, Deborah T ^a   Haukoos, Jason S ^a,b,c  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Emergent thoracotomy; Epidemiology; Pediatrics; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL; THORACOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 84868204035     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.05.024     Document Type: Article

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