Thoracotomy in the emergency department for resuscitation of the mortally injured
Purpose: Emergency department resuscitative thoracotomy is an intervention of last resort for the acutely dying victim of trauma. In light of improvements in pre-hospital emergency systems, improved operative strategies for survival such as damage control and improvements in critical care medicine,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Chinese Journal of Traumatology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127516303200 |