Emergency Thoracotomy for Thoracic Trauma in Swedish Hospitals

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Description

Emergency thoracotomy (ET) is an essential procedure in the management of both penetrating and blunt thoracic injury. The procedure takes place in the emergency department or operating theater. This paper investigates the indications and outcomes of the procedure in two Swedish teaching university hospitals.
Period2018 Aug 202019 Aug 24
Event title13th Swedish Surgical week
Event typeConference
Degree of RecognitionNational

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Surgery

Free keywords

  • Thoracotomy
  • Emergency thoracotomy