1. Resuscitative thoracotomy.
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Groombridge, Christopher, Maini, Amit, O'Keeffe, Francis, Noonan, Mike, Smit, De Villiers, Mathew, Joseph, and Fitzgerald, Mark
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HEMORRHAGE prevention , *AORTA , *BLUNT trauma , *CARDIAC arrest , *CARDIAC tamponade , *CHEST injuries , *DECISION making , *EMERGENCY medical services , *HEALTH facilities , *HOSPITAL emergency services , *OPERATING rooms , *PATIENTS , *PENETRATING wounds , *SURGICAL dressings , *SURGICAL equipment , *MEDICAL suction , *THORACOTOMY - Abstract
The article offers information on procedure itself is not technically difficult and could simply be thought of as an extended thoracostomy. Topics include the blunt chest trauma with ultrasound evidence of tamponade physiology with cardiac arrest and evidence of cardiac activity, and the strong clinical suspicion of cardiac tamponade in the setting of chest trauma with systolic blood pressure.
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- 2021
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