1. Emergency thoracotomy and the military surgeon.
- Author
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MacFarlane C
- Subjects
- Humans, Emergency Medical Services methods, General Surgery, Military Medicine, Thoracic Injuries surgery, Thoracotomy methods
- Abstract
Emergency thoracotomy might be necessary in battle surgery and might, in an era of superspecialization, be a challenge for the present day military surgeon. He or she might, nonetheless, be the only surgeon in the austere circumstances of a forward field surgical team. This paper provides assistance and guidelines for a military surgeon in such circumstances, including surgical indications and approaches, surgical procedures and techniques. It includes recent advances in this area and principles of 'damage control'.
- Published
- 2004
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