On the ideal emergency thoracotomy incision

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1001-1002

  Vassiliu, Pantelis ^a   Yilmaz, Tugba ^b   Degiannis, Elias ^c  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; THORACOTOMY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 84896990765     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2253-9     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Simms ER, Flaris AN, Franchino X et al (2013) Bilateral anterior thoracotomy (clamshell incision) is the ideal emergency thoracotomy incision: an anatomical study. World J Surg 37:1277-1285. doi: 10.1007/s00268-013-1961-5
2. Brown CVR, Green DJ (2012) Emergency department thoracotomy. In: Velmahos GC, Degiannis E, Doll D (eds) Penetrating trauma. A practical guide on operative technique and peri-operative management. Springer, New York, pp 75-84
3. Calderbank PR, Tai NRM, Bowley DM (2012) Mediastinal vessels. In: Velmahos GC, Degiannis E, Doll D (eds) Penetrating trauma. A practical guide on operative technique and peri-operative management. Springer, New York, pp 267-275