Emergency department resuscitative thoracotomy at an adult major trauma centre: Outcomes following a training programme with standardised indications.

Mark Christopher FitzgeraldMatthew S YongKatherine MartinAdam ZimmetSilvana F MarascoJoseph MathewDe Villiers SmitMeei YeungGim A TanMarc MarquezZoe CheungEllaine BooBiswadev Mitra

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2020)

A formal training and credentialing programme was associated with a low incidence of the procedure, yet achieved a survival rate of 25%, which is comparable to other reported literature.

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