Successful in-hospital clamshell thoracotomy in a young male patient with polytrauma (ISS  57) : A case report

Unfallchirurg. 2022 May 2. doi: 10.1007/s00113-022-01183-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLife-threatened injured patients who suffer a cardiovascular arrest after a trauma are still enormously challenging for both the paramedics and the trauma team in the clinic. This case illustrates the treatment of a 16-year-old boy who suffered a blunt abdominal trauma with a traumatic cardiac arrest followed by an open resuscitation after clamshell thoracotomy. Subsequently, the treatment after damage control is discussed regarding the current literature and recommendations for treatment.PMID:35499763 | DOI:10.1007/s00113-022-01183-y
Source: Der Unfallchirurg - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research