Cracking Chests without a Scratch: A Review of Emergency Department Thoracotomy Outcomes and Injuries to Providers at a Level II Trauma Center

Am Surg. 2017 Sep 1;83(9):e384-e385.

Authors

Sarah S Fox¹, Tasha Martin, Zachary F Williams, William W Hope

Affiliation

¹ New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.

PMID: 30454362

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Blood-Borne Pathogens
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Health Personnel
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control
North Carolina
Survival Rate
Thoracotomy / methods*
Thoracotomy / mortality
Trauma Centers
Traumatology
Treatment Outcome
Universal Precautions*
Wounds and Injuries / mortality
Wounds and Injuries / therapy