Using chest drain outputs for the blunt trauma patient to guide thoracotomy. A review of literature
The current Advanced Trauma Life Support guidelines state that immediate output from a chest drain (also referred to as a tube thoracostomy) of >=1500mL or ongoing blood loss of >=200mL hourly for 2-4 hours are indications for thoracotomy, with the rationale being that the rate of ongoing haem...
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Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons
2020-04-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Surgery and Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ejos.org/index.php?fulltxt=90863&fulltxtj=136&fulltxtp=136-1583446494.pdf |