Resuscitative thoracotomy

Resuscitative thoracotomy

A trauma patient with cardiac tamponade may not survive transfer to the operating theatre for pericardial decompression. This article describes an approach to a resuscitative thoracotomy in the ED, which may be life‐saving in these patients when a cardiothoracic surgeon is not immediately available....

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Veröffentlicht in:Emergency medicine Australasia 2021-02, Vol.33 (1), p.138-141
Hauptverfasser: Groombridge, Christopher, Maini, Amit, O'Keeffe, Francis, Noonan, Mike, Smit, De Villiers, Mathew, Joseph, Fitzgerald, Mark
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A trauma patient with cardiac tamponade may not survive transfer to the operating theatre for pericardial decompression. This article describes an approach to a resuscitative thoracotomy in the ED, which may be life‐saving in these patients when a cardiothoracic surgeon is not immediately available.
ISSN:1742-6731
1742-6723
DOI:10.1111/1742-6723.13689