The Surgical Edge

Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy: Indications and Surgical Technique

Surgical Doctor Season 2 Episode 26

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Survival rates for penetrating trauma are significantly better than those for blunt trauma, particularly in cases of isolated penetrating cardiac injury. Penetrating thoracic trauma is considered the classic indication for emergency thoracotomy because it offers the best chance of survival.

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