Is there any role for resuscitative emergency department thoracotomy in blunt trauma?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 509-516

  Khorsandi, Maziar ^a   Skouras, Christos ^b   Shah, Rajesh ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Emergency department; Thoracic; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOTOMY;

BENCHMARKING; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875172304     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs540     Document Type: Article

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