To thoracotomy or not to thoracotomy? Case report for the blunt chest trauma patient.
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Emergency thoracotomy for blunt thoracic trauma.
OBJECTIVES The indications for emergency thoracotomy are controversial for blunt trauma. The best results were seen in those patients who were stable enough to undergo thoracotomy in the operating theatre and survived the operation. METHODS The hospital records of 29 patients who underwent emergency thoracotomy for blunt thoracic trauma were reviewed. RESULTS Of 964 patients with thoracic t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2534-9821
DOI: 10.5455/ijmrcr.thoracotomy-blunt-chest-trauma