An evidence-based approach to patient selection for emergency department thoracotomy: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 159-173

  Seamon, Mark J ^a   Haut, Elliott R ^b   Van Arendonk, Kyle ^b   Barbosa, Ronald R ^c   Chiu, William C ^d   Dente, Christopher J ^e   Fox, Nicole ^f   Jawa, Randeep S ^g   Khwaja, Kosar ^h   Lee, J Kayle ⁱ   Magnotti, Louis J ^j   Mayglothling, Julie A ^k   McDonald, Amy A ^l   Rowell, Susan ^m   To, Kathleen B ⁿ   Falck Ytter, Yngve ^o   Rhee, Peter ^p  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^g STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

ⁱ ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^k VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^o CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Emergency department thoracotomy; evidence based medicine; practice management guideline; resuscitative thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

BLUNT TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; THORACOTOMY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THORACIC INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 84935126283     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000648     Document Type: Review

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