Resuscitative thoracotomy

https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/cc12504

---

Western Trauma Association Critical Decisions in Trauma: Resuscitative thoracotomy

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 73(6):1359-1363, December 2012.
http://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/

---

---

References:

• Critical Care  2013,17:308
  https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/cc12504
• WEST guidelines (2012)
  http://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Fulltext/2012/12000/Western_Trauma_Association_Critical_Decisions_in.1.aspx
• EAST guidelines (2015)
  https://www.east.org/education/practice-management-guidelines/emergency-department-thoracotomy