Discussion

Dr Salman Ahmad (Columbia, Missouri): Much is already known, as you mentioned about the indications for ED thoracotomies. As you mentioned, timing has always been the secret sauce of ED thoracotomy survival. My understanding is that the NTDB data includes seen time and transport time, as well as time of vital sign loss. Would you consider these variables in your analysis? And how do you suppose they would affect the window of opportunity for older patients versus younger patients?

Source: Surgery - February 2, 2018 Category: Surgery Source Type: research