Resuscitative emergency thoracotomy in a Swiss trauma centre (<i>Br J Surg</i> 2012; 99: 541–548)

Civil, Ian

doi:10.1002/bjs.7716

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“…Nonetheless, even thoracotomy performed in the ED may result in successful treatment of serious blunt trauma to the chest if the right skills and trauma team systems are in place. 12 Resuscitative thoracotomy plays an integral role in open cardiac massage. Open-chest CPR has been advocated in cases of penetrating chest injuries to improve the survival.…”

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Blunt Traumatic Cardiac Rupture Presenting as Massive Haemothorax

Yeh

et al. 2015

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Cardiac rupture following blunt thoracic trauma in motor vehicle crash generally causes death at scene, and is rarely diagnosed preoperatively. However, early emergency thoracotomy in the emergency department (ED) or operating room might reduce the mortality but the benefit is still controversial. A haemodynamically unstable 28-year-old woman following motor vehicle crash was detected to have right haemothorax on chest X-ray. Thoracic computed tomography (CT) revealed additional lung contusions and multiple bone fractures. She

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Blunt Traumatic Cardiac Rupture Presenting as Massive Haemothorax

Yeh

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Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Resuscitative emergency thoracotomy in a Swiss trauma centre (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 541–548)

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Blunt Traumatic Cardiac Rupture Presenting as Massive Haemothorax

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