Clamshell incision versus left anterolateral thoracotomy. Which one is faster when performing a resuscitative thoracotomy? the tortoise and the hare revisited

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1306-1311

  Flaris, Alexandros N ^a,b,c   Simms, Eric R ^b,d   Prat, Nicolas ^e   Reynard, Floran ^a   Caillot, Jean Louis ^a,b   Voiglio, Eric J ^a,b  

^a University Lyon   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^c Protypon Neurological Neuromuscular Center   (Greece)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE BIOMÉDICALE DES ARMÉES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY; HEART INJURIES; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; INJURIES; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; THORACOTOMY; TIME; WOUNDS, STAB;

CADAVER; EMERGENCIES; HEART INJURIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; RESUSCITATION; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 84939943765     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2924-1     Document Type: Article

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