Sixty-seven consecutive resuscitative thoracotomies by a single surgeon

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 156-160

  Rabinovici, Reuven ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asystole; Blunt injury; Penetrating injury; Pulselessness; Resuscitative thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902658247     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1457496914529931     Document Type: Article

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