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. 2022 Feb 2:8:20-22.
doi: 10.1016/j.sopen.2022.01.006. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Lung hemorrhage in trauma: Technical tricks and tips

Evan Barber  1 , Sean C Grondin  1 , Colin Schieman  1
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Lung hemorrhage in trauma: Technical tricks and tips

Evan Barber et al. Surg Open Sci. .

Abstract

At some point as the on-call trauma surgeon, you may need to operate on a bleeding lung. This concise review addresses preoperative and intraoperative considerations for traumatic lung injuries, including how to deal with specific findings at the time of surgery.

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Anterior view of the thorax and mediastinum without the heart. This figure was published in “Thoracic Surgery Atlas” by Ferguson with illustrations by Rhead, p. 139, Copyright W.B. Saunders, Inc, an affiliate of Elsevier (2007) [3].
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Anterior view demonstrating the relationship of the pulmonary vessels and bronchi. This figure was published in “Thoracic Surgery Atlas” by Ferguson with illustrations by Rhead, p. 55, Copyright W.B. Saunders, Inc, an affiliate of Elsevier (2007) [3]; modified to label the pulmonary arteries.
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