Emergency clamshell thoracotomy in blunt trauma resuscitation: Shelling the paradigm‐2 cases and review of the literature

Clamshell thoracotomy (CST) may be indicated and life‐saving in carefully selected cases of blunt trauma. As such, the current clinical stance of general contraindication of CST in blunt trauma should be reviewed and criteria developed to accommodate select cases, considering the diversity of injuri...

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Autores principales: Schober, Patrick, de Leeuw, Marcel A., Terra, Maartje, Loer, Stephan A., Schwarte, Lothar A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6098997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30147896
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1653
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Sumario:Clamshell thoracotomy (CST) may be indicated and life‐saving in carefully selected cases of blunt trauma. As such, the current clinical stance of general contraindication of CST in blunt trauma should be reviewed and criteria developed to accommodate select cases, considering the diversity of injuries resulting from blunt trauma.

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