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. 2024 Dec 1;97(6):961-968.
doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004462. Epub 2024 Oct 25.

Adult emergency resuscitative thoracotomy: A Western Trauma Association clinical decisions algorithm

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Adult emergency resuscitative thoracotomy: A Western Trauma Association clinical decisions algorithm

Ronald Tesoriero et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Resuscitative thoracotomy; Western Trauma Association; algorithm; hemorrhagic shock; traumatic arrest.

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